Every school district in Delaware

Delaware had 42 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 139,679 students between them; the largest, Red Clay Consolidated School District, enrolled 14,444. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 42 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · EDFacts 2021-22 · method

All 42 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictNew Castle County2714,444$22,09442% / 30%89%
Christina School DistrictNew Castle County2712,861$33,95435% / 24%73%
Appoquinimink School DistrictNew Castle County2012,470$17,02351% / 39%95%
Indian River School DistrictSussex County1510,753$19,36744% / 32%82%
Brandywine School DistrictNew Castle County1610,349$21,22841% / 30%91%
Colonial School DistrictNew Castle County148,575$23,01829% / 14%83%
Caesar Rodney School DistrictKent County158,343$18,25347% / 31%89%
Cape Henlopen School DistrictSussex County96,203$20,71257% / 47%89%
Smyrna School DistrictKent County85,887$16,08439% / 26%93%
Capital School DistrictKent County125,193$26,30130% / 16%88%
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School DistrictNew Castle County44,812$22,58734% / 12%97%
Milford School DistrictSussex County64,523$15,32434% / 22%84%
Lake Forest School DistrictKent County73,727$16,34741% / 29%90‑94%
Seaford School DistrictSussex County73,580$18,42240% / 30%74%
Newark Charter SchoolNew Castle County13,109$13,70574% / 68%95% or more
Woodbridge School DistrictSussex County42,577$19,52736% / 24%85‑89%
Laurel School DistrictSussex County42,544$15,55334% / 23%75‑79%
Odyssey Charter SchoolNew Castle County12,286$14,63158% / 43%95% or more
Las Americas Aspira AcademyNew Castle County11,471$15,40634% / 21%not published
Delmar School DistrictSussex County21,445$12,04644% / 27%90‑94%
MOT Charter SchoolNew Castle County11,407$12,40172% / 56%95% or more
Sussex Technical School DistrictSussex County11,341$20,90650% / 21%96%
POLYTECH High SchoolKent County11,228$19,90449% / 25%98%
Sussex AcademySussex County11,182$12,84178% / 57%95% or more
Charter School of WilmingtonNew Castle County1977$10,08694% / 77%99% or more
The other 17 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Academia Charter SchoolNew Castle County1910$17,06027% / 14%not published
Charter School of New CastleNew Castle County1788$16,53926% / 12%not published
Providence Creek AcademyKent County1769$11,96748% / 35%not published
First State Montessori AcademyNew Castle County1657$13,61565% / 43%not published
Kuumba Academy Charter SchoolNew Castle County1594$23,30526% / 12%not published
Early College High School at Del StateKent County1583$12,78845‑49% / 20‑24%95% or more
Thomas Edison Charter SchoolNew Castle County1557$16,33414% / 3%not published
Delaware Military AcademyNew Castle County1547$12,81560‑64% / 35‑39%95% or more
Academy of Dover Charter SchoolKent County1443$17,55725‑29% / 20‑24%not published
East Side Charter SchoolNew Castle County1434$20,68421% / 10%not published
First State Military AcademyKent County1433$16,95945‑49% / 6‑9%80‑84%
Campus Community Charter SchoolKent County1409$13,60446% / 25%not published
Freire SchoolsNew Castle County1406$18,79320‑24% / 5% or less75‑79%
Sussex Montessori SchoolSussex County1383$12,63325‑29% / 15‑19%not published
Gateway Charter SchoolNew Castle County1211$27,79610‑14% / 5% or lessnot published
Great Oaks Charter SchoolNew Castle County1149$28,20725‑29% / 5% or less50‑59%
Positive Outcomes Charter SchoolKent County1119$30,38320‑29% / 11‑19%60‑79%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. Delaware sets its own test standard, so compare these within Delaware.

More lists for Delaware

  1. 01Public schools in Delaware

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  2. 02Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  4. 04Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    EDFacts 2022-23

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22

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