Enrollment
280
Delaware · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Middletown, DE
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center
Federal NCES profile for Brick Mill Early Childhood Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 100008000393
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 44
📋 Attendance 47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Delaware schools.
- #2 of 3
- schools in Middletown · Resource Index
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10:1
- small classes for Delaware
- 280
- students enrolled
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center has class sizes smaller than 86% of Delaware schools. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Brick Mill Early Childhood Center ranks #2 of 3 schools in Middletown, DE.
School address
District: Appoquinimink School District · Delaware
NCES ID 100008000393 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
28.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 13.9:1 Delaware avg
-28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Brick Mill Early Childhood Center compares with Delaware and U.S. medians
What stands out at Brick Mill Early Childhood Center
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center is a small combined-grade school in Middletown, Delaware, enrolling 280 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10:1, Brick Mill Early Childhood Center is leaner than roughly 86% of Delaware schools and 28% under the state's 13.9:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 280 puts it in the smaller third of Delaware schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 222 scored Delaware schools.
Its student body is led by White (36%) and African American (31%) (diversity index 73/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 280 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Among Middletown's public schools, it stands alongside Mot Charter School (1,407 students): Brick Mill Early Childhood Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10:1 vs 19.5:1).
Appoquinimink School District also operates Appoquinimink High School (1,357 students) and Odessa High School (1,254 students) alongside Brick Mill Early Childhood Center.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Brick Mill Early Childhood Center compares
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center on the metrics families compare, against Delaware and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Delaware | Delaware avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 28% | 13.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 280 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
280
Bigger than 29% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 28% below state mean
Top 14% in Delaware - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,779
per pupil, district-wide
- below Delaware avg of $16,990
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 280 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 36.1%
African American 31.1%
Hispanic or Latino 16.8%
Asian 9.3%
Two or More 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: White at 36.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 73.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 73.2, Brick Mill Early Childhood Center is more mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Appoquinimink School District, which includes Brick Mill Early Childhood Center.
$15,779
Per student
-7%
vs Delaware
Avg $16,990
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.9%
State 62.3%
Federal 8.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Brick Mill Early Childhood Center Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appoquinimink High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Odessa High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Middletown High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Meredith (Everett) Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Brick Mill Early Childhood Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,357
- Students per teacher
- 14.9:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 1,254
- Students per teacher
- 20.6:1
- Resource Index
- 32/100
- Enrollment
- 1,231
- Students per teacher
- 13:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
- Enrollment
- 935
- Students per teacher
- 18:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 867
- Students per teacher
- 16.1:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
Similar other schools in Middletown
2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Delaware, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~280 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Brick Mill Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Brick Mill Early Childhood Center?
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center has 280 students enrolled. It is a public school in Middletown, DE.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brick Mill Early Childhood Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Brick Mill Early Childhood Center is 10:1, which is 28% lower than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brick Mill Early Childhood Center?
The largest demographic group at Brick Mill Early Childhood Center is White at 36.1% of enrollment, in Middletown, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 73.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Brick Mill Early Childhood Center?
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Brick Mill Early Childhood Center rank among schools in Middletown?
By Resource Investment Index, Brick Mill Early Childhood Center ranks #2 of 3 schools in Middletown, DE. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Middletown on the city page.
Is Brick Mill Early Childhood Center a good school?
Brick Mill Early Childhood Center earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Delaware schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Appoquinimink School District?
Besides Brick Mill Early Childhood Center, Appoquinimink School District also operates Appoquinimink High School (1,357 students), Odessa High School (1,254 students), and Middletown High School (1,231 students). See the Appoquinimink School District district page for the complete list.
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