| Pencader Charter High School | |
| Motto: | "Where the Serious Student Achieves Success!" |
| Established: | 2005 |
| Closed: | 2013 |
| Type: | Public (charter) secondary |
| Principal: | Steve Quimby |
| Head Name: | Second Master |
| Head Name2: | Assistant Headmaster |
| Enrollment: | 411 |
| Grades: | 9–12 |
| City: | New Castle |
| State: | Delaware |
| Country: | USA |
| District: | N/A |
| Campus: | Office |
| Colors: | Red and White |
| Mascot: | The Titan |
| Free Label: | Emblem |
| Free Label 1: | Athletics |
| Free 1: | Football, Soccer, Basketball, Lacrosse, Swimming, Tennis |
| Website: | PencaderCharter.org |
The Pencader Charter High School of Business & Finance was a high school in New Castle, Delaware that opened in August 2006.[1] It opened with 350 students (200 freshman, 150 sophomores) and was the first high school in Delaware with a business and finance focus. The plan was to enroll 200 students each year thereafter and achieve a student population of 800 by the Fall of 2009.[2] As of 2012, it had approximately 410 students.[3] It had two nearly identical buildings overlooking the Delaware River.
It shared many of the same characteristics as The Charter School of Wilmington including a required yearly commitment, a selective admissions process, a block schedule, free bus transportation, no tuition, and a dress code including khakis and Pencader polo shirts, button-down long sleeve or short sleeve, sweater vest, or sweater.[4]
Pencader Charter was known on a state level through its involvement with athletics, and extracurricular groups.
The school had difficulty working with its $5 million annual budget, leading to it having been at risk of closure in 2011, 2012 and again in 2013.[3]
The school's charter was revoked and the school closed at the end of school year in June 2013.[5]