NCES CCD 2024-25 13 schools OH

Best-Resourced Schools in Delaware, OH

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13 public K-12 schools in Delaware from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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13
Schools
9,538
Students
35.8/100
Avg Resource Index
19.4:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Delaware has more public-school enrollment than 79% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Delaware's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Delaware's list includes 4 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high-school campuses, plus 4 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 19-point gap between Delaware Area Career Center South Campus and Olentangy Preschool at Dacc shows the range hidden by Delaware's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 21%
School count
Top 28%
Resource Index average
28th percentile
Teacher staffing
18th percentile

Olentangy Berlin High School accounts for 19.1% of all Delaware public-school enrollment

That concentration means Delaware-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Delaware school enrollment varies 55× across entities

Delaware school enrollment ranges from 33 students (lowest) to 1,823 students (highest), a spread of 1,790 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Delaware student-teacher ratio is 19.4:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Delaware Area Career Center South Campus 49
2. David Smith Elementary School 41
3. Cheshire Elementary 40
4. Rutherford B Hayes High School 37
5. Buckeye Valley Local High School 36
6. Ervin Carlisle Elementary School 35
7. Olentangy Berlin High School 34
8. John C Dempsey Middle School 33
9. Robert F Schultz Elementary School 33
10. James Conger Elementary School 33
11. Laura Woodward Elementary School 32
12. Buckeye Valley Local Middle School 32
13. Olentangy Preschool at Dacc 30

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Delaware

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Cheshire Elementary 63.9/100
  2. 2 Olentangy Preschool at Dacc 58.5/100
  3. 3 Laura Woodward Elementary School 51.2/100
  4. 4 Olentangy Berlin High School 48.9/100
  5. 5 Robert F Schultz Elementary School 44.2/100

What do families ask about schools in Delaware?

Which Delaware school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Delaware schools in this federal-data comparison at 49/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Delaware, OH? ▼

Delaware has 13 public schools with a total enrollment of 9,538 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 19.4:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.