Red Clay Consolidated School District

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Red Clay Consolidated School District (abbreviated Red Clay or RCCSD) is a public school district in northern New Castle County, Delaware. Founded in 1981, Red Clay serves a portion of the city of Wilmington, as well as its northwestern suburbs.

Its service area includes Elsmere, Greenville, Hockessin, Newport, northwestern Wilmington, most of Pike Creek, most of Pike Creek Valley, and half of North Star.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10003_new_castle/DC20SD_C10003.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-06-18}}

Its headquarters are in the Austin D. Baltz Elementary School partially in Elsmere and partially in an unincorporated area; it has a Wilmington postal address.{{cite web|url=https://www.redclayschools.com/|title=Home|publisher=Red Clay Consolidated School District|accessdate=2021-06-18|quote=1502 Spruce Ave Wilmington, DE 19805}} - [https://townofelsmere.com/community/town-maps/ The Elsemere town maps] links to [https://secureservercdn.net/192.169.220.85/u6k.9b3.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Aerial-View-Map.pdf an aerial image showing a dividing line of the town limit through the school building], and see [https://secureservercdn.net/192.169.220.85/u6k.9b3.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Existing-Land-Use.pdf land use map].{{cite web|url=https://www.redclayschools.com/baltz|title=Home|publisher=|accessdate=2021-06-18|quote=1500 Spruce Ave Wilmington, DE 19805}} - The street numbers differ but they point to the same building: [https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7437492,-75.600724,3a,15y,69.11h,91.22t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sBjbYtdLb6H3hrHZtwIlEiw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DBjbYtdLb6H3hrHZtwIlEiw%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D116.50947%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192 see Google Maps view of sign], and [https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7437492,-75.600724,3a,79.5y,87.49h,90.91t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sBjbYtdLb6H3hrHZtwIlEiw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DBjbYtdLb6H3hrHZtwIlEiw%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D116.50947%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192 zoomed out].{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st10_de/place/p1024540_elsmere/DC10BLK_P1024540_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Elsmere town, DE|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-06-18}}