Delaware · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Delaware 40 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
39 State avg score
49 National avg score
40 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Great Oaks Charter School ranks first in Delaware for funding equity at 63/100, in a state whose districts average 39 against a national average of 49.
63/100 top score (Great Oaks Charter School)
$25,544 per-pupil spending in the top district
0 districts scoring 70 or higher
11 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Great Oaks Charter School 217 $25,544 - 25.4% 63 2 Capital School District 6,396 $24,337 - 20.9% 61 3 Kuumba Academy Charter School 643 $19,041 - 26.8% 57 4 East Side Charter School 472 $16,677 - 25.6% 53 5 Christina School District 13,092 $26,659 - 41.3% 50 6 Woodbridge School District 2,494 $17,263 - 19.8% 50 7 Academy of Dover Charter School 411 $15,877 - 9.1% 50 8 Red Clay Consolidated School District 14,771 $21,267 - 37.2% 49 9 Colonial School District 9,132 $19,934 - 35.1% 49 10 Seaford School District 3,410 $17,673 - 15.9% 48 11 Polytech School District 1,203 $18,564 - 30.9% 48 12 New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District 4,688 $20,607 - 34.6% 47 13 Caesar Rodney School District 8,286 $16,572 - 15.6% 46 14 Lake Forest School District 3,611 $15,646 - 15.7% 46 15 Campus Community School 402 $13,723 - 9.2% 46 16 Indian River School District 10,799 $17,680 - 32.7% 44 17 Smyrna School District 6,067 $15,084 - 19.3% 44 18 Laurel School District 2,598 $14,677 - 16.1% 44 19 Cape Henlopen School District 6,336 $19,754 - 41.8% 43 20 Brandywine School District 10,367 $20,248 - 41.5% 42 21 Appoquinimink School District 12,804 $15,779 - 28.9% 41 22 Freire Charter School Wilmington 450 $17,583 - 30.5% 41 23 Milford School District 4,470 $14,480 - 19.0% 38 24 Sussex Technical School District 1,292 $19,157 - 39.4% 37 25 Edison (Thomas a.) Charter School 632 $15,010 - 28.6% 37 26 Providence Creek Academy Charter School 730 $11,074 - 13.8% 33 27 First State Military Academy 439 $14,932 - 21.7% 33 28 Academia Antonia Alonso 718 $16,936 - 26.5% 30 29 Sussex Montessori School 403 $12,059 - 10.8% 30 30 Early College High School at Del State 519 $13,626 - 15.0% 29 31 Charter School of New Castle 752 $14,720 - 27.1% 27 32 Odyssey Charter School 2,123 $13,048 - 39.1% 26 33 Las Americas Aspira Academy 1,341 $14,876 - 31.0% 26 34 Newark Charter School 2,987 $13,745 - 29.6% 24 35 Delmar School District 1,427 $11,013 - 18.9% 23 36 Mot Charter School 1,383 $11,392 - 20.2% 23 37 Sussex Academy 1,118 $12,636 - 23.2% 23 38 First State Montessori Academy 629 $12,838 - 31.8% 17 39 Delaware Military Academy 584 $11,089 - 36.6% 16 40 Charter School of Wilmington 968 $9,658 - 38.7% 9
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
Read our methodology
- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.