Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Delaware school district

Christina School District spent $117,104 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Delaware district with 500 or more students; the median across all 37 Delaware districts with a figure, the smaller ones included, is $87,010. It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Delaware teacher salary at $65,647 in 2021-22 (U.S. $66,397; NCES Digest table 211.60). It is compared within Delaware only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Delaware, fiscal year 2022-23Christina School District $117,104; Las Americas Aspira Academy $111,565; Capital School District $110,272; Kuumba Academy Charter School $105,569; Colonial School District $102,551; First State Montessori Academy $101,588; Appoquinimink School District $99,624; Indian River School District $98,130; Sussex Academy $93,885; Smyrna School District $93,057; State median $87,010.050k100k150kChristina School District$117,104Las Americas Aspira Academy$111,565Capital School District$110,272Kuumba Academy Charter School$105,569Colonial School District$102,551First State Montessori Academy$101,588Appoquinimink School District$99,624Indian River School District$98,130Sussex Academy$93,885Smyrna School District$93,057State median $87,010
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Delaware, fiscal year 2022-23Christina School District $117,104; Las Americas Aspira Academy $111,565; Capital School District $110,272; Kuumba Academy Charter School $105,569; Colonial School District $102,551; First State Montessori Academy $101,588; Appoquinimink School District $99,624; Indian River School District $98,130; Sussex Academy $93,885; Smyrna School District $93,057; State median $87,010.050k100k150kChristina School District$117,104Las Americas Aspira Academy$111,565Capital School District$110,272Kuumba Academy Charter School$105,569Colonial School District$102,551First State Montessori Academy$101,588Appoquinimink School District$99,624Indian River School District$98,130Sussex Academy$93,885Smyrna School District$93,057State median $87,010
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Delaware, fiscal year 2022-23Christina School District $117,104; Las Americas Aspira Academy $111,565; Capital School District $110,272; Kuumba Academy Charter School $105,569; Colonial School District $102,551; First State Montessori Academy $101,588; Appoquinimink School District $99,624; Indian River School District $98,130; Sussex Academy $93,885; Smyrna School District $93,057; State median $87,010.050k100k150kChristina School District$117,104Las Americas Aspira Academy$111,565Capital School District$110,272Kuumba Academy Charter School$105,569Colonial School District$102,551First State Montessori Academy$101,588Appoquinimink School District$99,624Indian River School District$98,130Sussex Academy$93,885Smyrna School District$93,057State median $87,010
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Delaware, fiscal year 2022-23Christina School District $117,104; Las Americas Aspira Academy $111,565; Capital School District $110,272; Kuumba Academy Charter School $105,569; Colonial School District $102,551; First State Montessori Academy $101,588; Appoquinimink School District $99,624; Indian River School District $98,130; Sussex Academy $93,885; Smyrna School District $93,057; State median $87,010.050k100k150kChristina School District$117,104Las Americas Aspira Academy$111,565Capital School District$110,272Kuumba Academy Charter School$105,569Colonial School District$102,551First State Montessori Academy$101,588Appoquinimink School District$99,624Indian River School District$98,130Sussex Academy$93,885Smyrna School District$93,057State median $87,010

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 30 districts with 500 or more students, highest teacher salary spending per teacher first

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Christina School DistrictNew Castle County1,096$117,104
Las Americas Aspira AcademyNew Castle County89$111,565
Capital School DistrictKent County438$110,272
Kuumba Academy Charter SchoolNew Castle County58$105,569
Colonial School DistrictNew Castle County651$102,551
First State Montessori AcademyNew Castle County34$101,588
Appoquinimink School DistrictNew Castle County862$99,624
Indian River School DistrictSussex County767$98,130
Sussex AcademySussex County61$93,885
Smyrna School DistrictKent County385$93,057
Newark Charter SchoolNew Castle County177$92,664
Delmar School DistrictSussex County69$90,986
Woodbridge School DistrictSussex County178$88,522
Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictNew Castle County1,095$87,385
Academia Charter SchoolNew Castle County43$87,047
The other 15 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Caesar Rodney School DistrictKent County590$87,010
Seaford School DistrictSussex County226$86,735
Cape Henlopen School DistrictSussex County466$86,060
Thomas Edison Charter SchoolNew Castle County37$85,270
Charter School of WilmingtonNew Castle County51$85,137
MOT Charter SchoolNew Castle County72$84,944
Lake Forest School DistrictKent County242$81,482
Laurel School DistrictSussex County165$79,329
Delaware Military AcademyNew Castle County33$78,879
Milford School DistrictSussex County290$78,069
Early College High School at Del StateKent County27$70,593
Brandywine School DistrictNew Castle County782$67,847
Charter School of New CastleNew Castle County42$61,476
Odyssey Charter SchoolNew Castle County163$59,258
Providence Creek AcademyKent County46$53,652

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (National Education Association, Estimates of School Statistics) Estimated average annual salary of teachers, by state · 2021-22

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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