Educational Attainment (2006)

Number of persons 25 years and older with a:

Bachelor's Degree

64,832

Graduate or Professional Degree

43,751

Percent of persons 25 years and older with a:

High School Degree or Higher

87.30%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.60%

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 2006

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

143,114

Nursery school, preschool

8,804

Kindergarten

6,394

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

56,867

High school (grades 9-12)

27,185

College or graduate school

43,864

Class of 2006 Public School Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I) Scores

New Castle County School Districts

Math

Critical Reading

Writing

Appoquinimink

488

480

466

Brandywine

513

501

495

Christina

478

475

464

Colonial

459

452

447

Red Clay

491

483

476

State of Delaware

487

479

469

US - national*

518

503

497

* includes public and non-public schools combined