Delaware
State Government
Governor
John Carney (D)
State Senate
15
Democrats,
6
Republicans
State House
26
Democrats,
15
Republicans
Economic well-being - Delaware
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
15.0
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.2
Poverty rate
9.6%
Unemployment rate
4.3
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
6.9
Delaware coalition announces funding plan for low-income kids
Program Gives Low-Income Students Free College, Mentoring
Delaware Online, September 20, 2016: Federal Grant to Pay for AP Tests
The News Journal, June 29, 2015: UD gets grant to help low-income kids attend
"Up to 150 students from low-income families could attend the University of Delaware without racking up student debt thanks to a $3 million grant from the Give Something Back Foundation."
Delaware Online, December 26, 2014: State points to schools that have grown scores
"If Eastside Charter can do it, any of Wilmington's six 'priority schools' can do it. Simply put, that's the way Gov. Jack Markell and Education Secretary Mark Murphy feel about improving the city's struggling inner-city schools. In 2010, Eastside's test scores were as bad as the "priority schools" today: Only 32 percent of its elementary and middle school students were proficient, on average, in both math and reading. And like the priority schools, 85 percent of Eastside's student body comes from low-income households."
WBOC, November 5, 2014: Nine Schools Exit Support Programs for Low-Income Schools
"The Delaware Department of Education says nine schools across the state are moving away from their labels as low-performing schools. According to the DOE, the schools are exiting state support programs used in low-performing schools."