Freire Schools

Listed by NCES as Freire Charter School Wilmington (district ID 1000059)

Public school district · New Castle County · Delaware · NCES district ID 1000059

Freire Schools spent $18,793 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other Delaware districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,749). Its one school enrolled 406 students in 2024-25; 50.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Delaware: 88.9%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Delaware districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Freire Schools in enrollment (402 to 632 students) and Freire Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Delaware districts closest in size to Freire Schools, FY23East Side Charter School $20,684; Freire Schools $18,793; Academy of Dover Charter School $17,557; First State Military Academy $16,959; Thomas Edison Charter School $16,334; First State Montessori Academy $13,615; Campus Community Charter School $13,604; Delaware Military Academy $12,815; Early College High School at Del State $12,788; Sussex Montessori School $12,633; State median, under 1,000 students $16,749.10k15k20k25kEast Side Charter School$20,684Freire Schools$18,793Academy of Dover Charter School$17,557First State Military Academy$16,959Thomas Edison Charter School$16,334First State Montessori Academy$13,615Campus Community Charter School$13,604Delaware Military Academy$12,815Early College High School at D…$12,788Sussex Montessori School$12,633State median, under 1,000 students $16,749
Current spending per student, Delaware districts closest in size to Freire Schools, FY23East Side Charter School $20,684; Freire Schools $18,793; Academy of Dover Charter School $17,557; First State Military Academy $16,959; Thomas Edison Charter School $16,334; First State Montessori Academy $13,615; Campus Community Charter School $13,604; Delaware Military Academy $12,815; Early College High School at Del State $12,788; Sussex Montessori School $12,633; State median, under 1,000 students $16,749.10k15k20k25kEast Side Charter School$20,684Freire Schools$18,793Academy of Dover Charter School$17,557First State Military Academy$16,959Thomas Edison Charter School$16,334First State Montessori Academy$13,615Campus Community Charter School$13,604Delaware Military Academy$12,815Early College High School at Del St…$12,788Sussex Montessori School$12,633State median, under 1,000 students $16,749
Current spending per student, Delaware districts closest in size to Freire Schools, FY23East Side Charter School $20,684; Freire Schools $18,793; Academy of Dover Charter School $17,557; First State Military Academy $16,959; Thomas Edison Charter School $16,334; First State Montessori Academy $13,615; Campus Community Charter School $13,604; Delaware Military Academy $12,815; Early College High School at Del State $12,788; Sussex Montessori School $12,633; State median, under 1,000 students $16,749.10k15k20k25kEast Side Charter School$20,684Freire Schools$18,793Academy of Dover Charter School$17,557First State Military Academy$16,959Thomas Edison Charter School$16,334First State Montessori Academy$13,615Campus Community Charter School$13,604Delaware Military Academy$12,815Early College High School at Del State$12,788Sussex Montessori School$12,633State median, under 1,000 students $16,749
Current spending per student, Delaware districts closest in size to Freire Schools, FY23East Side Charter School $20,684; Freire Schools $18,793; Academy of Dover Charter School $17,557; First State Military Academy $16,959; Thomas Edison Charter School $16,334; First State Montessori Academy $13,615; Campus Community Charter School $13,604; Delaware Military Academy $12,815; Early College High School at Del State $12,788; Sussex Montessori School $12,633; State median, under 1,000 students $16,749.10k15k20k25kEast Side Charter School$20,684Freire Schools$18,793Academy of Dover Charter School$17,557First State Military Academy$16,959Thomas Edison Charter School$16,334First State Montessori Academy$13,615Campus Community Charter School$13,604Delaware Military Academy$12,815Early College High School at Del State$12,788Sussex Montessori School$12,633State median, under 1,000 students $16,749

Where the money came from

$8,910,000 in revenue: 50.2% state, 37.2% local and 12.6% federal. Total spending including $669,000 of capital outlay was $9,248,000, or $20,551 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Freire Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,470,000; Local $3,316,000; Federal $1,124,000; total $8,910,000.
  • State$4,470,000 50%
  • Local$3,316,000 37%
  • Federal$1,124,000 13%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 18 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

450 students in 2022-23, 411 students in 2023-24, 406 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Freire Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 40602004006002022-234502023-244112024-25406
Freire Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 40602004006002022-234502023-244112024-25406
Freire Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 40602004006002022-234502023-244112024-25406
Freire Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 450, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 40602004006002022-234502023-244112024-25406

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345027.016.7
2023-2441127.015.2
2024-2540617.023.9

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,875,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,389 per student

Freire Schools booked $2,875,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 27 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $106,481 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 89 in 100 Delaware districts with a figure (state median $87,010, 37 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Delaware teacher salary at $65,647 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$1,331,00046.3%
Special education$1,544,00053.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,073 in 2018-19, $4,622 in 2019-20, $4,531 in 2020-21, $5,410 in 2021-22, $6,389 in 2022-23.

Freire Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,073, 2019-20: $4,622, 2020-21: $4,531, 2021-22: $5,410, 2022-23: $6,38902k4k6k8k2018-19$3,0732019-20$4,6222020-21$4,5312021-22$5,4102022-23$6,389
Freire Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,073, 2019-20: $4,622, 2020-21: $4,531, 2021-22: $5,410, 2022-23: $6,38902k4k6k8k2018-19$3,0732019-20$4,6222020-21$4,5312021-22$5,4102022-23$6,389
Freire Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,073, 2019-20: $4,622, 2020-21: $4,531, 2021-22: $5,410, 2022-23: $6,38902k4k6k8k2018-19$3,0732019-20$4,6222020-21$4,5312021-22$5,4102022-23$6,389
Freire Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,073, 2019-20: $4,622, 2020-21: $4,531, 2021-22: $5,410, 2022-23: $6,38902k4k6k8k2018-19$3,0732019-20$4,6222020-21$4,5312021-22$5,4102022-23$6,389

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Freire Schools scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading and 5% or less in math, against 42.2% in reading and 29.2% in math across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtDelawareStudents tested
Reading and language arts20-24%42.2%138
Math5% or less29.2%138

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75-79% of the 104 students in Freire Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtDelaware
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%88.9%
Students in the class10410,914

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 406 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Freire Charter School40623.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Freire Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Freire Schools

  1. Delaware districts by spending per studentFreire Schools ranks 6 of 18 Delaware districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,793).#6 of 18
  2. Every school district in DelawareFreire Schools is the number 35 by size of 42 Delaware districts, with 450 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#35 of 42
  3. East Side Charter SchoolThe next larger Delaware district: 472 students in fall 2022, $20,684 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,684
  4. First State Military AcademyThe next smaller Delaware district: 439 students in fall 2022, $16,959 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,959
  5. Compare Freire Schools with East Side Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Freire Charter School, its largest high school406 students in 2024-25, 23.9 per teacher.406
  7. Teacher salary spending across DelawareFreire Schools spent $106,481 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $87,010); spending, not a salary.$106,481
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Freire Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Freire Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 406 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Freire Schools spend per student?
    $18,793 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Delaware median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,749 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Freire Schools' money come from?
    $8,910,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 50.2% state, 37.2% local and 12.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Freire Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,875,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,389 per student. Divided by the 27 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $106,481 per teacher, more than 89 in 100 Delaware districts (state median $87,010). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Delaware teacher salary at $65,647 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Freire Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Freire Schools scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading and 5% or less in math, against 42.2% in reading and 29.2% in math across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Freire Schools?
    75-79% of the 104 students in Freire Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Freire Schools' NCES district ID?
    1000059. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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