📍 5201 Washington Street Extensi, Wilmington, New Castle County, 19809
Mount Pleasant High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wilmington, New Castle County. The school has 1,107 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brandywine School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Pleasant High School enrolls 1,107 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 35% White and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 517 | 47% |
| White | 391 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 8% |
| Asian | 62 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mount Pleasant High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Mount Pleasant High School is one of 17 schools in Brandywine School District, based in Wilmington, Delaware. The district serves 10,349 students district-wide and employs 782 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,107 students, Mount Pleasant High School is larger than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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