Enrollment
240
Delaware · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hartly, DE
Hartly Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Hartly Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 100019000053
👥 S:T ratio 54
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 52
📋 Attendance 5
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hartly Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Delaware schools.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.4:1
- small classes for Delaware
- 240
- students enrolled
Hartly Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 77% of Delaware schools. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Capital School District · Delaware
NCES ID 100019000053 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
21.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.4:1
vs 13.9:1 Delaware avg
-18% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hartly Elementary School compares with Delaware and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hartly Elementary School
Hartly Elementary School is a small elementary school in Hartly, Delaware, enrolling 240 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Delaware schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Delaware schools, with 240 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 222 scored Delaware schools.
Its student body is led by White (65%) and Hispanic or Latino (15%) (diversity index 53/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 240 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Capital School District spends $24,337 per pupil, 43% above the Delaware average, a better-resourced district than most.
Capital School District also operates Dover High School (1,812 students) and Central Middle School (860 students) alongside Hartly Elementary School.
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 Hartly Elementary School compares
Hartly Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Delaware and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Delaware | Delaware avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11.4:1 | ▼ 18% | 13.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 240 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.4:1
Leaner classes than 80% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
240
Bigger than 24% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11.4:1
students per teacher
- 18% below state mean
Top 23% in Delaware - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.9%
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
$24,337
per pupil, district-wide
- above Delaware avg of $16,990
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 240 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 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 65.0%
Hispanic or Latino 15.4%
Two or More 11.7%
African American 7.5%
Asian 0.4%
Largest group: White at 65.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.4, Hartly Elementary School is less mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Capital School District, which includes Hartly Elementary School.
$24,337
Per student
+43%
vs Delaware
Avg $16,990
+47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.9%
State 65.9%
Federal 13.1%
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 Hartly Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Central Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| South Dover Elementary School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| William Henry Middle School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Towne Point Elementary School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Hartly Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,812
- Students per teacher
- 16.9:1
- Resource Index
- 28/100
- Enrollment
- 860
- Students per teacher
- 14.8:1
- Resource Index
- 31/100
- Enrollment
- 577
- Students per teacher
- 15.2:1
- Resource Index
- 23/100
- Enrollment
- 432
- Students per teacher
- 8.6:1
- Resource Index
- 48/100
- Enrollment
- 341
- Students per teacher
- 17.1:1
- Resource Index
- 23/100
Similar elementary 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 (~240 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Hartly Elementary School
How many students attend Hartly Elementary School?
Hartly Elementary School has 240 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hartly, DE.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hartly Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hartly Elementary School is 11.4:1, which is 18% lower than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 27% 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 Hartly Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Hartly Elementary School is White at 65.0% of enrollment, in Hartly, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hartly Elementary School?
Hartly Elementary School 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).
Is Hartly Elementary School a good school?
Hartly Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% 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 Capital School District?
Besides Hartly Elementary School, Capital School District also operates Dover High School (1,812 students), Central Middle School (860 students), and South Dover Elementary School (577 students). See the Capital School District district page for the complete list.
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