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Wilmington, Delaware Private Schools (Closed)

All Saints Catholic School

Gr: PK-8 | 229 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Catholic

907 New Rd

Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 995-2231

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions

Gr: PK-K | 24 students

Daycare / Preschool

1401 Faulkland Road

Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 633-1600

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Christ Our King Catholic School

Gr: PK-8 | 106 students

Catholic

510 West 28 Street

Wilmington, DE 19802

(302) 762-4031

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Destiny Calling Academy

Gr: K-12

Christian

5810-C Kirkwood Highway

Wilmington, DE 19808

(800) 677-7904

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Elementary Workshop Montessori School

Gr: PK-4 | 43 students

Avg. class size: 16 students

Montessori School

502 N Pine St

Wilmington, DE 19801

(302) 656-1498

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St. Hedwig Elementary School

Gr: PK-8 | 183 students

Catholic

304 S Harrison Street

Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 594-1402

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St. Helena Elementary School

Gr: K-8 | 190 students

Catholic

210 Bellefonte Avenue

Wilmington, DE 19809

(302) 762-5595

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St. Thomas The Apostle

Gr: PK-8 | 246 students

Catholic

201 Bayard Avenue

Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 654-0746

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Zion Early Education Center

Gr: PK-K | 25 students

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

2101 Lancaster Ave

Wilmington, DE 19805

(302) 655-7874

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Wilmington, DE Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-14.5% (-9 schools) 10-yr

9,840

Students

-26.1% (-3,468 students) 10-yr

$19,142

Avg. Tuition

+38.0% (+$5,274) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-11.8% (-2 students) 10-yr

26%

Students of Color

+4.0% (+1.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-8.3% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Wilmington)

This State (DE)

# Schools

53 Schools

136 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Wilmington, DE Total Schools
2025	53
2024	54
2023	54
2022	52
2021	54
2020	59
2019	59
2018	58
2017	57
2016	58
2015	62

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# Students

9,840 Students

22,433 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	192	173	179
2024	191	167	172
2023	197	166	174
2022	220	188	185
2021	212	182	180
2020	205	169	171
2019	205	176	175
2018	219	181	172
2017	225	191	180
2016	224	189	178
2015	218	172	167

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% Students of Color

26%

27%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	26%	27%	34%
2024	21%	26%	34%
2023	26%	28%	33%
2022	25%	26%	33%
2021	24%	26%	32%
2020	23%	25%	32%
2019	23%	25%	31%
2018	22%	23%	31%
2017	29%	28%	32%
2016	28%	29%	32%
2015	25%	29%	32%

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0.54

0.59

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	0.53	0.58	0.65
2024	0.53	0.57	0.65
2023	0.51	0.56	0.65
2022	0.46	0.53	0.64
2021	0.46	0.54	0.64
2020	0.48	0.54	0.64
2019	0.46	0.51	0.63
2018	0.45	0.51	0.63
2017	0.46	0.50	0.61
2016	0.46	0.50	0.61
2015	0.48	0.51	0.61

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# American Indian Students

21 Students

39 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

190 Students

853 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	3%	4%	5%
2024	2%	5%	5%
2023	2%	4%	5%
2022	3%	4%	4%
2021	3%	4%	4%
2020	2%	4%	4%
2019	2%	4%	4%
2018	2%	4%	4%
2017	2%	3%	4%
2016	2%	4%	4%
2015	1%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

272 Students

753 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	3%	3%	9%
2024	3%	3%	9%
2023	3%	3%	9%
2022	2%	3%	8%
2021	2%	3%	9%
2020	3%	3%	9%
2019	4%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	3%	3%	8%
2016	3%	3%	8%
2015	3%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

785 Students

1,920 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	8%	9%	7%
2024	8%	9%	7%
2023	6%	8%	8%
2022	7%	8%	7%
2021	7%	8%	7%
2020	7%	8%	8%
2019	7%	8%	7%
2018	7%	8%	7%
2017	7%	7%	7%
2016	7%	7%	7%
2015	7%	8%	8%

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# White Students

6,125 Students

13,016 Students

% White Students

64%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	65%	60%	52%
2024	65%	61%	52%
2023	67%	62%	52%
2022	71%	65%	54%
2021	71%	64%	54%
2020	70%	65%	54%
2019	72%	67%	56%
2018	73%	67%	56%
2017	72%	68%	58%
2016	72%	68%	58%
2015	70%	67%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

8 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,255 Students

5,531 Students

% of Others Students

23%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	21%	24%	26%
2024	22%	22%	26%
2023	22%	23%	25%
2022	17%	20%	25%
2021	17%	21%	25%
2020	18%	20%	24%
2019	15%	18%	24%
2018	15%	18%	23%
2017	16%	19%	22%
2016	16%	18%	22%
2015	18%	18%	21%

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# Teachers

948 Teachers

2,295 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	11:1	10:1	11:1
2024	11:1	10:1	11:1
2023	11:1	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	10:1	11:1
2021	10:1	10:1	11:1
2020	10:1	10:1	12:1
2019	10:1	10:1	12:1
2018	10:1	10:1	12:1
2017	11:1	11:1	12:1
2016	11:1	11:1	12:1
2015	12:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

50%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	56%	49%	55%
2024	57%	47%	54%
2023	55%	48%	54%
2022	58%	46%	54%
2021	58%	46%	54%
2020	58%	46%	54%
2019	49%	42%	53%
2018	48%	41%	53%
2017	47%	43%	53%
2016	47%	43%	52%
2015	43%	43%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	15	15	15
2024	15	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	16	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	17	15	15
2018	18	16	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	16	15	15
2015	17	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	16	14	13
2024	17	15	12
2023	17	15	11
2022	18	15	11
2021	21	17	11
2020	22	17	11
2019	21	17	11
2018	22	18	11
2017	21	16	10
2016	21	15	10
2015	23	16	10

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Average SAT score

1234

(Out of 1600)

1222

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	1315	1241	1233
2024	1225	1219	1230
2023	1233	1215	1228
2022	1250	1220	1229
2021	1265	1217	1229
2020	1283	1218	1226
2019	1260	1217	1226
2018	1260	1217	1226
2017	1257	1208	1233
2016	1589	1464	1306
2015	1589	1396	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	28	27	26
2024	28	27	26
2023	28	27	26
2022	29	27	26
2021	29	26	26
2020	27	25	25
2019	27	25	25
2018	27	25	25
2017	27	25	25
2016	26	23	25
2015	26	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$19,142

$16,213

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	$19,305	$16,119	$15,012
2024	$18,189	$13,288	$13,254
2023	$15,505	$11,799	$12,626
2022	$15,967	$11,004	$12,187
2021	$15,907	$11,201	$11,800
2020	$15,917	$10,982	$11,512
2019	$13,997	$11,033	$11,293
2018	$13,444	$10,771	$11,017
2017	$13,195	$9,988	$10,708
2016	$14,588	$10,804	$10,356
2015	$13,868	$10,515	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$373

$993

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	$363	$1,242	$1,152
2024	$345	$1,230	$1,128
2023	$345	$345	$1,156
2022	$340	$340	$1,102
2021	$340	$340	$1,125
2020	$340	$340	$1,217
2019	$340	$340	$1,305

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Average % on Financial Aid

40%

38%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	40%	37%	34%
2024	39%	38%	34%
2023	42%	42%	34%
2022	39%	37%	33%
2021	39%	37%	33%
2020	38%	36%	32%
2019	39%	38%	31%
2018	36%	36%	30%
2017	35%	36%	30%
2016	31%	34%	29%
2015	30%	31%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,646

$9,960

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	$4,523	$9,066	$7,073
2024	$4,343	$3,849	$6,930
2023	$4,119	$3,781	$6,469
2022	$3,976	$3,603	$6,289
2021	$3,976	$3,430	$6,055
2020	$3,944	$3,412	$5,921
2019	$3,773	$3,581	$5,795
2018	$2,886	$3,026	$5,456
2017	$2,941	$2,890	$5,319
2016	$3,228	$3,038	$5,105
2015	$2,856	$2,834	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$81.71 million

$53.54 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	$81 M	$53 M	$60 M
2024	$20 M	$20 M	$59 M
2023	$20 M	$20 M	$71 M
2022	$3 M	$3 M	$76 M
2021	$3 M	$3 M	$71 M
2020	$5 M	$5 M	$74 M
2019	$5 M	$5 M	$78 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

83%

86%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Wilmington, DE Avg	Delaware (DE)	National
2025	80%	85%	81%
2024	87%	91%	85%
2023	88%	90%	85%
2022	83%	89%	85%
2021	83%	89%	85%
2020	82%	89%	85%
2019	83%	88%	85%
2018	81%	88%	85%
2017	81%	89%	85%
2016	80%	89%	85%
2015	81%	88%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

20 extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Wilmington, DE?

The private schools in Wilmington, DE include Tower Hill School, Wilmington Friends School, and St. Elizabeth School.

How many private schools are located in Wilmington?

53 private schools are located in Wilmington.

How much do private schools cost in Wilmington?

The average tuition cost is $19,142, which is higher than the Delaware private school average tuition cost of $16,213.

How diverse are private schools in Wilmington?

Wilmington private schools are approximately 26% minority students, which is lower than the Delaware private school average of 27%.

What percentage of students in Wilmington go to private school?

24% of all K-12 students in Wilmington are educated in private schools (compared to the DE state average of 14%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Wilmington?

55% of private schools in Wilmington are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Baptist).

Which private schools in Wilmington are often viewed compared to one another?

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