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Public schools in Delaware

Delaware has 236 open public schools run by 46 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 142,156 students. Schools average 14.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
46
Schools
236
Students
142,156
Teachers (FTE)
9,607
Students per teacher
14.7
US: 15.3
Charter schools
24
Total spending
$2.61 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$18,901
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Delaware spent $18,901 per pupil, which is above the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Delaware

All 46 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictWilmington2814,44413.8$20,253
Christina School DistrictNewark2912,95412.5$27,422
Appoquinimink School DistrictOdessa2112,89714.7$20,606
Indian River School DistrictSelbyville1610,75313.8$17,025
Brandywine School DistrictWilmington1710,34913.9$19,246
Colonial School DistrictNew Castle158,57514.4$19,388
Caesar Rodney School DistrictWyoming158,34315.3$16,223
Cape Henlopen School DistrictLewes106,65412.5$28,254
Capital School DistrictDover146,49118.7$19,482
Smyrna School DistrictSmyrna85,88716.3$14,306
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School DistrictWilmington44,81214.3$20,582
Milford School DistrictMilford64,52316.9$13,889
Lake Forest School DistrictFelton73,72716.8$15,222
Seaford School DistrictSeaford73,58018.1$16,156
Newark Charter SchoolNewark13,10916.4$14,271
Woodbridge School DistrictBridgeville62,57713.8$16,921
Laurel School DistrictLaurel42,54417.3$13,365
Odyssey Charter SchoolWilmington12,28612.7$13,547
Las Americas Aspira AcademyNewark11,47117.3$15,906
Delmar School DistrictDelmar31,44520.1$11,604
MOT Charter SchoolMiddletown11,40717.4$11,581
Sussex Technical School DistrictGeorgetown11,34115.4$20,396
POLYTECH School DistrictWoodside11,22815.3$20,569
Sussex AcademyGeorgetown11,18220.0$11,607
Charter School of WilmingtonWilmington197719.2$10,325
Academia Antonia AlonsoNewark191018.2$14,283
Charter School of New CastleNew Castle178822.5$13,269
Providence Creek Academy Charter SchoolClayton176915.7$10,935
First State Montessori AcademyWilmington165719.3$14,114
Kuumba Academy Charter SchoolWilmington159413.2$16,393
Early College High School at Del StateDover158324.3$9,173
Edison (Thomas A.) Charter SchoolWilmington155715.5$13,713
Delaware Military AcademyWilmington154714.8$12,456
Academy of Dover Charter SchoolDover144315.3$12,699
East Side Charter SchoolWilmington143410.3$15,359
First State Military AcademyClayton143318.0$13,061
Campus Community SchoolDover140920.4$11,254
Freire Charter School WilmingtonWilmington140623.9$15,012
Sussex Montessori SchoolSeaford138323.9$12,142
Gateway Charter SchoolWilmington12119.2$26,291
Bryan Allen Stevenson School of ExcellenceGeorgetown120841.6
Great Oaks Charter SchoolWilmington114914.9$21,013
Positive Outcomes Charter SchoolCamden11199.2$31,232
Corrections - DOEDover0
Delaware Adolescent Program Inc. (DAPI)Wilmington0
Dept. of Svs. for Children Youth & Their FamiliesWilmington0

Delaware district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Red Clay Consolidated School District14,444
  2. 2.Christina School District12,954
  3. 3.Appoquinimink School District12,897
  4. 4.Indian River School District10,753
  5. 5.Brandywine School District10,349
  6. 6.Colonial School District8,575
  7. 7.Caesar Rodney School District8,343
  8. 8.Cape Henlopen School District6,654
  9. 9.Capital School District6,491
  10. 10.Smyrna School District5,887

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Christina School District12.5
  2. 2.Cape Henlopen School District12.5
  3. 3.Odyssey Charter School12.7
  4. 4.Red Clay Consolidated School District13.8
  5. 5.Indian River School District13.8
  6. 6.Woodbridge School District13.8
  7. 7.Brandywine School District13.9
  8. 8.New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District14.3
  9. 9.Colonial School District14.4
  10. 10.Appoquinimink School District14.7

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Delmar School District20.1
  2. 2.Sussex Academy20.0
  3. 3.Capital School District18.7
  4. 4.Seaford School District18.1
  5. 5.MOT Charter School17.4
  6. 6.Las Americas Aspira Academy17.3
  7. 7.Laurel School District17.3
  8. 8.Milford School District16.9
  9. 9.Lake Forest School District16.8
  10. 10.Newark Charter School16.4

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Cape Henlopen School District$28,254
  2. 2.Christina School District$27,422
  3. 3.Appoquinimink School District$20,606
  4. 4.New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District$20,582
  5. 5.POLYTECH School District$20,569
  6. 6.Sussex Technical School District$20,396
  7. 7.Red Clay Consolidated School District$20,253
  8. 8.Capital School District$19,482
  9. 9.Colonial School District$19,388
  10. 10.Brandywine School District$19,246

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.MOT Charter School$11,581
  2. 2.Delmar School District$11,604
  3. 3.Sussex Academy$11,607
  4. 4.Laurel School District$13,365
  5. 5.Odyssey Charter School$13,547
  6. 6.Milford School District$13,889
  7. 7.Newark Charter School$14,271
  8. 8.Smyrna School District$14,306
  9. 9.Lake Forest School District$15,222
  10. 10.Las Americas Aspira Academy$15,906

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Newark Charter School1
  2. 2.Odyssey Charter School1
  3. 3.Las Americas Aspira Academy1
  4. 4.MOT Charter School1
  5. 5.Sussex Academy1
  6. 6.Charter School of Wilmington1
  7. 7.Academia Antonia Alonso1
  8. 8.Charter School of New Castle1
  9. 9.Providence Creek Academy Charter School1
  10. 10.First State Montessori Academy1

Schools by level

41 high schools, 40 middle schools and 122 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 41

  1. Caesar Rodney High School Camden, 2,254 students
  2. Penn (William) High School New Castle, 2,069 students
  3. Sussex Central High School Georgetown, 2,012 students
  4. Cape Henlopen High School Lewes, 1,889 students
  5. Dover High School Dover, 1,812 students
  6. Smyrna High School Smyrna, 1,777 students
  7. Delcastle Technical High School Wilmington, 1,605 students
  8. Christiana High School Newark, 1,425 students
  9. Appoquinimink High School Middletown, 1,357 students
  10. Sussex Technical High School Georgetown, 1,341 students
  11. Milford Senior High School Milford, 1,271 students
  12. Odessa High School Townsend, 1,254 students
  13. Middletown High School Middletown, 1,231 students
  14. POLYTECH High School Woodside, 1,228 students
  15. St. Georges Technical High School Middletown, 1,198 students

Middle schools 40

  1. Milford Central Academy Milford, 1,013 students
  2. Smyrna Middle School Smyrna, 1,011 students
  3. Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School Middletown, 935 students
  4. Chipman (W.T.) Middle School Harrington, 905 students
  5. Talley Middle School Wilmington, 900 students
  6. Meredith (Everett) Middle School Middletown, 867 students
  7. Georgetown Middle School Georgetown, 861 students
  8. Cantwells Bridge Middle School Townsend, 852 students
  9. Bedford (Gunning) Middle School New Castle, 846 students
  10. Fred Fifer III Middle School Camden, 839 students
  11. Seaford Middle School Seaford, 800 students
  12. Springer Middle School Wilmington, 776 students
  13. Selbyville Middle School Selbyville, 770 students
  14. duPont (H.B.) Middle School Hockessin, 764 students
  15. Shue-Medill Middle School Newark, 763 students

Elementary schools 122

  1. Laurel Elementary School Laurel, 1,145 students
  2. Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Bear, 1,052 students
  3. Brandywine Springs School Wilmington, 941 students
  4. Claymont Elementary School Claymont, 937 students
  5. Academia Antonia Alonso Newark, 910 students
  6. Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown, 825 students
  7. East Millsboro Elementary School Millsboro, 820 students
  8. Charter School of New Castle New Castle, 788 students
  9. Providence Creek Academy Charter School Clayton, 769 students
  10. Old State Elementary School Townsend, 765 students
  11. North Georgetown Elementary School Georgetown, 754 students
  12. Southern Elementary School New Castle, 729 students
  13. Long Neck Elementary School Millsboro, 712 students
  14. Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Milford, 693 students
  15. First State Montessori Academy Wilmington, 657 students

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Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.