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Odessa, Delaware - 20 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Appoquinimink School District #21 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,779 per pupil, Appoquinimink School District ranks #22 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
12,804
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$15,779
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Appoquinimink School District operates 20 public schools serving 12,804 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Delaware. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, 2 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in New Castle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,779 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.9% local, 62.3% state, and 8.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #21 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (50 AP courses district-wide), a 476.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.1% White, 28.4% African American, 12.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.1/100.
Its largest campus is Appoquinimink High School, enrolling 1,357 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Appoquinimink Preschool Center, at 150 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Appoquinimink School District school enrollment varies 9.0× across entities
Appoquinimink School District school enrollment ranges from 150 students (lowest) to 1,357 students (highest), a spread of 1,207 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Appoquinimink School District student-counselor ratio is 477:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Appoquinimink School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Appoquinimink School District is typically wider than the Appoquinimink School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Appoquinimink School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Appoquinimink School District?
Appoquinimink School District has 20 schools, including 3 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 12,804 students.
How much does Appoquinimink School District spend per student?
Appoquinimink School District spends $15,779 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #21 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Appoquinimink School District?
Appoquinimink School District students are 42.1% White, 28.4% African American, 12.0% Asian, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Appoquinimink School District?
Appoquinimink School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #21 out of 40 districts in Delaware.