Other / mixed grade configuration · Wilmington, DE

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 100124000285
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👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
36
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Delaware schools.

#10 of 13
schools in Wilmington · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
9.8:1
small classes for Delaware
322
students enrolled

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Delaware schools. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School ranks #10 of 13 schools in Wilmington, DE.

School address

Wilmington, DE 19802
District: Brandywine School District · Delaware

NCES ID 100124000285 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+6 students YoY

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School held near 343 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 33.6 → 33.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+6 students YoY 100124000285 · Wilmington, DE Other · SMALL · TRAD

322 enr · 9.8:1 · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Mount Pleasant High School (1,084 students)

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School held near 343 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+6 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 33.6 → 33.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Delaware schools → · Find another →

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School reports 322 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School compares

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Delaware and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Delaware Delaware avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.8:1 ▼ 29% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 322 top 83% - -

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

9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
322
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.8:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 12% in Delaware - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.3%
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
$21,228
per pupil, district-wide - above Delaware avg of $18,304
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 322 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
12
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 77.0%
Hispanic or Latino 9.0%
White 7.5%
Two or More 5.3%
Asian 1.2%

Largest group: African American at 77.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.0, Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School is less mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.

Programs

District finance for Brandywine School District reports $21,228 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mount Pleasant High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Concord High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Claymont Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Talley Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brandywine High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Brandywine School District · 5 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Wilmington

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

Odyssey Charter School
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1,164 students 17.9:1 students per teacher
Dickinson (John) School
Standard public school
1,027 students 16:1 students per teacher
Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts
Standard public school
941 students 18.1:1 students per teacher
The Bancroft School
Standard public school
616 students 13.7:1 students per teacher
Freire Charter School
Standard public school
406 students 15:1 students per teacher

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.

Similar enrollment (~322 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.8:1)

Frequently asked questions about Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School

How many students attend Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School?

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School has 322 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wilmington, DE. CCD year-over-year: 337 (2022-23) → 343 (2023-24), nearly flat (+6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School is 9.8:1, which is 29% lower than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 38% 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 Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School is African American at 77.0% of enrollment, in Wilmington, DE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School?

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical 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 Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School rank among schools in Wilmington?

By Resource Investment Index, Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School ranks #10 of 13 schools in Wilmington, DE. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Wilmington on the city page.

What other schools are in Brandywine School District?

Besides Harlan (David W. ) Elementary School, Brandywine School District also operates Mount Pleasant High School (1,084 students), Concord High School (994 students), and Claymont Elementary School (937 students). See the Brandywine School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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