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Delmar, Delaware - 2 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Delmar School District #35 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,013 per pupil, Delmar School District ranks #41 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,427
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,013
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Delmar School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,427 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Delaware. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Sussex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,013 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 5 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.9% local, 68.3% state, and 12.8% 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 23/100, ranked #35 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 544.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.8% White, 18.9% African American, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Delmar Middle School, enrolling 732 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Delmar Middle School accounts for 50.7% of all Delmar School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Delmar School District a distant remainder — means Delmar School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Delmar School District student-counselor ratio is 544:1 — 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.
Delmar School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.1% — 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 Delmar School District is typically wider than the Delmar School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Delmar School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,427 students.
How much does Delmar School District spend per student?
Delmar School District spends $11,013 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #35 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Delmar School District?
Delmar School District students are 56.8% White, 18.9% African American, 13.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Delmar School District?
Delmar School District has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #35 out of 40 districts in Delaware.