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Seaford, Delaware - 7 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Seaford School District #10 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,673 per pupil, Seaford School District ranks #15 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,410
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$17,673
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Seaford School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,410 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Delaware. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 $17,673 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 15.9% local, 63.1% state, and 20.9% 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 48/100, ranked #10 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 434:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.9% African American, 28.6% Hispanic or Latino, 27.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Seaford Central Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Its largest campus is Seaford Senior High School, enrolling 960 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sussex Orthopedic Program, at 57 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Seaford Senior High School accounts for 26.8% of all Seaford School District student enrollment
That concentration means Seaford 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.
Seaford School District school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Seaford School District school enrollment ranges from 57 students (lowest) to 960 students (highest), a spread of 903 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.
Seaford School District student-counselor ratio is 434:1 — 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.
Seaford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.0% — 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 Seaford School District is typically wider than the Seaford School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Seaford School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,410 students.
How much does Seaford School District spend per student?
Seaford School District spends $17,673 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #10 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Seaford School District?
Seaford School District students are 34.9% African American, 28.6% Hispanic or Latino, 27.1% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Seaford School District?
Seaford School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #10 out of 40 districts in Delaware.