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Christina School District, DE: schools, enrollment and spending

Christina School District runs 29 public schools with 12,954 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.5 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Delaware figure of 14.7.

At a glance

Schools
29
Students
12,954
Teachers (FTE)
1,039
Students per teacher
12.5
DE: 14.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1899 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19702
Phone
(302)552-2600
County
New Castle County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1000200
State district ID
DE-33
Total staff (FTE)
2,194
School counselors (FTE)
47.0About 276 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
60.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.5
Delaware14.7
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (12,963), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$411.5 million
Federal revenue
$25.6 million
State revenue
$208.7 million
Local revenue
$177.2 million
Total spending
$355.5 million
Spending per pupil
$27,422
Salaries
$159.8 million45.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$52.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 6.2%
  • State: 50.7%
  • Local: 43.1%

Delaware overall

  • Federal: 7.3%
  • State: 60.7%
  • Local: 32.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$27,422
Delaware$18,901
United States$16,826

Schools in Christina School District

By level: 3 high, 3 middle, 18 elementary, 4 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 532412.0
Brennen School (The)OtherPK to 124195.0
Brookside Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 526010.0
Christiana High SchoolHigh6 to 121,42517.0
Christina Early Education CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK36212.5
Delaware School for the DeafOtherPK to 121082.8
Douglass SchoolCEP schoolOther1 to 12119
Downes (John R.) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 534611.2
Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 54699.6
Gauger-Cobbs Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 868111.0
Glasgow High SchoolHigh9 to 1290817.8
Jones (Albert H.) Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 532914.3
Keene (William B.) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 540813.2
Kirk (George V.) Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 861212.5
Leasure (May B.) Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531610.5
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 524410.6
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 552915.1
Maurice Pritchett SR. AcademyCEP schoolElementary1 to 8616
McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531911.4
Newark High SchoolHigh9 to 121,03915.3
Oberle (William) Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 551213.1
Pulaski Early Education CenterElementaryPK to K9313.3
Pyle (Sarah) Academy
Shue-Medill Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 876311.9
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 541310.6
Stubbs Early Education CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to K1489.9
The Bayard SchoolCEP schoolElementary1 to 857111.4
West Park Place Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 535013.0
Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 527112.9

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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.