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Towle Institute

Po Box 580, Hockessin, DE, 19707 -

School Notes Overview:

Towle Institute exists to equip families with the expertise and resources necessary to provide students with a home based, Christ-centered education. Recognizing the spiritual, academic and social advantages of home education, Towle seeks to offer an alternative to traditional home education to broad range of families. The school and faculty provide complementary and supplementary academic assistance through weekly instruction and academic planning, but do not replace parents as primary educators. Towle Institute is a non-traditional school for those families seeking to educate their children in their home environment. We are a private school, incorporated in Delaware, serving home-educated students from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. We offer a full-course curriculum for grades six through twelve and provide oversight for siblings of families living in Delaware for kindergarten through fifth grade. Our objective is to offer an integrated curriculum that addresses the individual’s needs. Our purpose is to support the parent and child in their learning experience. We hope that by sharing our gifts and resources we can enhance the secondary educational experience of the home-educated student....

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School Overview:

	Towle Institute
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 12
County	New Castle County, DE
Student Body
Total Students	157 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(DE) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	29%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 20 students
	Grade 7 - 22 students
	Grade 8 - 32 students
	Grade 9 - 14 students
	Grade 10 - 23 students
	Grade 11 - 23 students
	Grade 12 - 23 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	n/a
	This School	(DE) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	n/a	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Towle Institute exists to equip families with the expertise and resources necessary to provide students with a home based, Christ-centered education. Recognizing the spiritual, academic and social advantages of home education, Towle seeks to offer an alternative to traditional home education to broad range of families. The school and faculty provide complementary and supplementary academic assistance through weekly instruction and academic planning, but do not replace parents as primary educators. Towle Institute is a non-traditional school for those families seeking to educate their children in their home environment. We are a private school, incorporated in Delaware, serving home-educated students from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. We offer a full-course curriculum for grades six through twelve and provide oversight for siblings of families living in Delaware for kindergarten through fifth grade. Our objective is to offer an integrated curriculum that addresses the individual’s needs. Our purpose is to support the parent and child in their learning experience. We hope that by sharing our gifts and resources we can enhance the secondary educational experience of the home-educated student.
Profile last updated: 05/30/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (19707)	School Zip (19707)	(DE) State Average
Population (Approximate)	15,209 people	783,525 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	66%	30%
Population Average Age	41 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$97,403	$52,624
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	8.4 rooms	6.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	27 years old	39 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	91% / 9%	70% / 30%