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Smyrna, Delaware - 8 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Smyrna School District #17 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,084 per pupil, Smyrna School District ranks #24 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,067
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$15,084
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Smyrna School District operates 8 public schools serving 6,067 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Delaware. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $15,084 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.3% local, 69.6% state, and 11.2% 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 44/100, ranked #17 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 368:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.5% White, 33.8% African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Smyrna Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.1/100.
Its largest campus is Smyrna High School, enrolling 1,777 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Smyrna Elementary School, at 420 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Smyrna High School accounts for 29.3% of all Smyrna School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Smyrna 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.
Smyrna School District school enrollment varies 4.2× across entities
Smyrna School District school enrollment ranges from 420 students (lowest) to 1,777 students (highest), a spread of 1,357 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.
Smyrna School District student-counselor ratio is 368:1 — 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.
Smyrna School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — 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 Smyrna School District is typically wider than the Smyrna School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Smyrna School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 6,067 students.
How much does Smyrna School District spend per student?
Smyrna School District spends $15,084 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #17 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Smyrna School District?
Smyrna School District students are 49.5% White, 33.8% African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Smyrna School District?
Smyrna School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #17 out of 40 districts in Delaware.