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Delaware, Ohio - 7 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Delaware City #704 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,794 per pupil, Delaware City ranks #644 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,595
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,794
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delaware City operates 7 public schools serving 5,595 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,794 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.2% local, 27.8% state, and 9.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #704 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 493.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.0% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Laura Woodward Elementary School, with a diversity index of 51.2/100.
Its largest campus is Rutherford B Hayes High School, enrolling 1,612 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is David Smith Elementary School, at 376 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rutherford B Hayes High School accounts for 28.5% of all Delaware City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Delaware City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Delaware City school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Delaware City school enrollment ranges from 376 students (lowest) to 1,612 students (highest), a spread of 1,236 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Delaware City student-counselor ratio is 494:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Delaware City chronic absenteeism rate is 24.9% — 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 Delaware City is typically wider than the Delaware City-aggregate figure suggests.
Delaware City has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,595 students.
How much does Delaware City spend per student?
Delaware City spends $12,794 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #704 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Delaware City?
Delaware City students are 76.0% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Delaware City?
Delaware City has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #704 out of 806 districts in Ohio.