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Public Schools in Delaware
Full NCES CCD data · 2025–2026 School Year
238
Public Schools
43
Districts
142,156
Students
9,623
Teachers FTE
14.8:1
Avg S:T Ratio
$23,020
Per-Pupil Spend
24
Charter Schools
0%
Avg Free Lunch
School Districts in Delaware
Showing top 43 of 43 districts · sorted by school count
Christina School District
Wilmington
29 schools
12,954 students
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Red Clay Consolidated School District
Wilmington
28 schools
14,444 students
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Appoquinimink School District
Townsend
21 schools
12,897 students
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Brandywine School District
Wilmington
17 schools
10,349 students
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Indian River School District
Selbyville
17 schools
10,753 students
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Caesar Rodney School District
Wyoming
15 schools
8,343 students
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Colonial School District
New Castle
15 schools
8,575 students
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Capital School District
Hartly
14 schools
6,491 students
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Cape Henlopen School District
Rehoboth Beach
10 schools
6,654 students
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Smyrna School District
Smyrna
8 schools
5,887 students
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Milford School District
Milford
7 schools
4,523 students
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Seaford School District
Seaford
7 schools
3,580 students
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Lake Forest School District
Harrington
7 schools
3,727 students
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Woodbridge School District
Greenwood
6 schools
2,577 students
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Laurel School District
Laurel
4 schools
2,544 students
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New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District
Wilmington
4 schools
4,812 students
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Delmar School District
Delmar
3 schools
1,445 students
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MOT Charter School
Middletown
1 schools
1,407 students
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Sussex Montessori School
Seaford
1 schools
383 students
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Positive Outcomes Charter School
Camden
1 schools
119 students
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Charter School of New Castle
New Castle
1 schools
788 students
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East Side Charter School
Wilmington
1 schools
434 students
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Odyssey Charter School
Wilmington
1 schools
2,286 students
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Campus Community School
Dover
1 schools
409 students
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Las Americas Aspira Academy
Newark
1 schools
1,471 students
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Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School
Wilmington
1 schools
557 students
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Gateway Charter School
Wilmington
1 schools
211 students
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Sussex Academy
Georgetown
1 schools
1,182 students
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Academia Antonia Alonso
Newark
1 schools
910 students
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Kuumba Academy Charter School
Wilmington
1 schools
594 students
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First State Montessori Academy
Wilmington
1 schools
657 students
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Newark Charter School
Newark
1 schools
3,109 students
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Early College High School at Del State
Dover
1 schools
583 students
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Sussex Technical School District
Georgetown
1 schools
1,341 students
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Delaware Military Academy
Wilmington
1 schools
547 students
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First State Military Academy
Clayton
1 schools
433 students
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Academy of Dover Charter School
Dover
1 schools
443 students
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Freire Charter School Wilmington
Wilmington
1 schools
406 students
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POLYTECH School District
Woodside
1 schools
1,228 students
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Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence
Georgetown
1 schools
208 students
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Providence Creek Academy Charter School
Clayton
1 schools
769 students
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Great Oaks Charter School
Wilmington
1 schools
149 students
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Charter School of Wilmington
Wilmington
1 schools
977 students
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Schools by Level
Top 10 Schools by Enrollment
Top Schools — Student:Teacher Ratio
Finance Summary
$23,020
Per-Pupil Spend
47%
Instruct. %
$3,141M
Total Revenue
$3,273M
Total Expend.
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Revenue Sources
Federal
$379.7M
State
$1,790.3M
Local
$971.0M
Total Revenue: $3,141M
Expenditure
Instruction
$1,551M
Other
$1,721M
Total Expenditure: $3,273M
Per-Pupil: $23,020
47% of spending goes to instruction
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of Local Government Finances in Education, 2023.
Education Overview
Total Public Schools
238
School Districts
43
Total Enrollment
142,156
Total Teachers (FTE)
9,623
Avg S:T Ratio
14.8:1
Avg Free Lunch %
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Charter Schools
24 of 238
Elementary Schools
122
Middle Schools
40
High Schools
41
Finance (Aggregate)
Total Revenue
$3,141M
Total Expenditure
$3,273M
Per-Pupil Spending
$23,020
Instruction %
47%
Federal Revenue
$380M
State Revenue
$1,790M
Local Revenue
$971M
Data Source
NCES CCD 2022–23