Alexis I. duPont High School

Alexis I. duPont High School
Address
Map
50 Hillside Road

Wilmington
,
Delaware
19807

United States
Coordinates39°46′39″N 75°36′05″W / 39.7775°N 75.6015°W / 39.7775; -75.6015
Information
TypePublic
MottoStand Upright and Endure
EstablishedJanuary 19th, 1894 (130 years ago) (January 19th, 1894)
FoundersFrancis G. duPont
John Conly
B. Frank Sheppard
School districtRed Clay Consolidated School District
Alexis I. duPont Special School District (1919-1978)
United School Districts Nos. 23 & 75 (1894-1919)
CEEB code080155
PrincipalMartin Cresci[1]
Faculty52 (FTE) (2019-2020)
Grades9–12
Enrollment605 (2023-2024)
Color(s)Royal blue and gold
  
AthleticsTigers
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight B
MascotBengal Tiger
RivalCharter School of Wilmington
YearbookThe Alexis
Websitewww.redclayschools.com/aihs

Alexis I. duPont High School (AI) is a public high school located in Greenville, Delaware, with a Wilmington postal address,[2] is one of the three public high schools offering grades 9–12 in the Red Clay Consolidated School District.[3] During the 2019–2020 school year 807 students were enrolled.[4] Areas zoned to AI come from portions of Wilmington and several suburbs, including Greenville, most of Hockessin, a portion of North Star,[5][6] and Centreville, as well as nearby Breck's Mill.[7] In Wilmington, it serves the historic districts of Cool Spring Park,[8] Delaware Avenue,[9][10] and Wawaset Park.[11]

In 2020, the high school was the site of the first campaign event featuring Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.[12]

  1. ^ "Administration". Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  2. ^ "Home". A. I. duPont High School. Retrieved 2021-02-14. 50 Hillside Road, Wilmington, DE 19807 - The school is not in the Wilmington city limits, as seen in a comparison with the zoning map as of February 2021. See the map of Greenville CDP from the 2010 U.S. Census.
  3. ^ "School Directory". n.d. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. ^ "duPont (Alexis I.) High School". 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. ^ "AIHS_2016.pdf" (PDF). Red Clay Consolidated School District. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  7. ^ "Breck's Mill Area". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-07-03. Duplex Worker's House at 164-166 Breck's Lane
  8. ^ "Cool Spring Historic District". National Park Service. p. 10/60. Retrieved 2021-07-04. 1000 Block Park Place, Wilmington, De. - Photograph # 5/30
  9. ^ "Delaware Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-07-04. 1300 Delaware Avenue
  10. ^ "Delaware Avenue Historic District (expansion)". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-07-04. 1601 N. Broom Street
  11. ^ "Wawaset Park Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-07-04. Bounded by Pennsylvania Ave., Woodlawn Ave., Seventh St., and Greenhill Ave. - Compare to zone map.
  12. ^ "Photos: Joe Biden, running mate Kamala Harris speak at A.I. du Pont high school". 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-07-05.