Other / mixed grade configuration · Delaware, OH

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus

Federal NCES profile for Delaware Area Career Center South Campus, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 390509801492
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
78
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
90
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools.

#1 of 4
schools in Delaware · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
5.4:1
small classes for Ohio
315
students enrolled

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus has class sizes smaller than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Delaware Area Career Center South Campus ranks #1 of 4 schools in Delaware, OH.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+46 students YoY

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus grew from 253 students in 2022-23 to 299 in 2023-24 (+18.2%).

Teacher FTE held 58.0 → 58.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+46 students YoY 390509801492 · Delaware, OH Other · SMALL · TRAD

315 enr · 5.4:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Williwaw Elementary (315 students)

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus grew from 253 students in 2022-23 to 299 in 2023-24 (+18.2%). Teacher FTE held 58.0 → 58.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

How Delaware Area Career Center South Campus compares

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.4:1 ▼ 70% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 315 top 65% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.4:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
315
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
5.4:1
students per teacher - 70% below state mean
Top 1% in Ohio - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
96.8%
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
$63,834
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 53 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 81.9%
African American 6.7%
Two or More 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
Asian 1.0%

Largest group: White at 81.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.9, Delaware Area Career Center South Campus is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

District finance for Delaware Area Career Center reports $63,834 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Delaware

3 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Delaware Area Career Center South Campus

How many students attend Delaware Area Career Center South Campus?

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus has 315 students enrolled. It is a career and technical school in Delaware, OH. CCD year-over-year: 253 (2022-23) → 299 (2023-24), up 46.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Delaware Area Career Center South Campus?

The student-teacher ratio at Delaware Area Career Center South Campus is 5.4:1, which is 70% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 66% 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 Delaware Area Career Center South Campus?

The largest demographic group at Delaware Area Career Center South Campus is White at 81.9% of enrollment, in Delaware, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Delaware Area Career Center South Campus?

Delaware Area Career Center South Campus has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Delaware Area Career Center South Campus rank among schools in Delaware?

By Resource Investment Index, Delaware Area Career Center South Campus ranks #1 of 4 schools in Delaware, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Delaware on the city page.

What other schools are in Delaware Area Career Center?

None reported; Delaware Area Career Center operates only Delaware Area Career Center South Campus as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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