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An equity score of 48/100 ranks Polytech School District #11 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,564 per pupil, Polytech School District ranks #13 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Polytech School District operates 1 public schools serving 1,203 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Delaware. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Kent County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,564 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.9% local, 59.7% state, and 9.4% 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 48/100, ranked #11 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 245.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.2% White, 24.8% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Polytech High School, enrolling 1,228 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Polytech High School accounts for 100.0% of all Polytech School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Polytech School District a distant remainder — means Polytech School District-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.
Polytech School District student-counselor ratio is 246:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Polytech School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — 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 Polytech School District is typically wider than the Polytech School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Polytech School District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,203 students.
How much does Polytech School District spend per student?
Polytech School District spends $18,564 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #11 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Polytech School District?
Polytech School District students are 54.2% White, 24.8% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Polytech School District?
Polytech School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #11 out of 40 districts in Delaware.