William Penn High School (Delaware)

William Penn High School
Address
Map
713 East Basin Road

,
Delaware
19720

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Where Access Meets Opportunity"
Established1921 (103 years ago) (1921)
CEEB code080125
Teaching staff124.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment2,239 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.06[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Cherry and black
Athletics conferenceBlue Hen Conference - Flight A
MascotColonial
NicknameWilliam Penn, Penn
Websitewww.colonialschooldistrict.org/williampenn/

William Penn High School, also known as William Penn or simply Penn, is a four-year comprehensive, coeducational public high school located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is adjacent to the New Castle city limits and has a New Castle postal address.[2] The school is a member of the Colonial School District, and is the largest high school in the state of Delaware. The school mascot is the Colonial.

In addition to New Castle the school district includes Delaware City, Port Penn, St. Georges, Wilmington Manor, portions of Wilmington, and half of Bear.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Penn (William) High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Home". William Penn High School. Retrieved June 22, 2021. 713 East Basin Road | New Castle, DE 19720 - Compare with the New Castle zoning map
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 18, 2021.