Summary:
The New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District in Delaware operates four high schools: Delcastle Technical High School, St. Georges Technical High School, Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School, and Howard High School of Technology. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and offer a range of vocational and technical education programs.
Among the four schools, St. Georges Technical High School stands out as the top performer, earning a 4-out-of-5 star rating from SchoolDigger and boasting the highest proficiency rates on standardized tests. In contrast, Howard High School of Technology lags behind, ranking 39th out of 41 Delaware high schools and earning a 0-out-of-5 star rating. The district-wide graduation rate is 88.9%, and the dropout rate is 3.9%, suggesting consistency across the schools. However, chronic absenteeism remains a concern, with 20.4% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year.
Spending per student varies, with Delcastle Technical High School spending the most ($18,776 per student) and St. Georges Technical High School spending the least ($17,207 per student) in 2018-2019. Student-teacher ratios are relatively low, ranging from 12.9 to 15.2 students per teacher, which could be a positive factor in the schools' ability to provide individualized attention. Overall, the district faces the challenge of addressing the performance gaps between its schools and supporting the weaker-performing institutions to improve student outcomes.
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