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Red Clay Consolidated School District, DE: schools, enrollment and spending

Red Clay Consolidated School District runs 28 public schools with 14,444 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.8 students per teacher is 0.9 lower than the Delaware figure of 14.7.

At a glance

Schools
28
Students
14,444
Teachers (FTE)
1,045
Students per teacher
13.8
DE: 14.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1502 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19805
County
New Castle County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1001300
State district ID
DE-32
Total staff (FTE)
2,325
School counselors (FTE)
60.0About 241 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
265.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.8
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 (15,057), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$320.9 million
Federal revenue
$24.8 million
State revenue
$165.8 million
Local revenue
$130.2 million
Total spending
$304.9 million
Spending per pupil
$20,253
Salaries
$151.5 million49.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$57.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.7%
  • State: 51.7%
  • Local: 40.6%

Delaware overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,253
Delaware$18,901
United States$16,826

Schools in Red Clay Consolidated School District

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 15 elementary, 3 other, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 554913.1
Brandywine Springs SchoolElementaryK to 894115.4
Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsHigh6 to 1294119.6
Conrad Schools of ScienceHigh6 to 121,16418.2
Dickinson (John) SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 121,02715.6
duPont (Alexis I.) High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1255013.8
duPont (Alexis I.) Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 845513.0
duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 876416.6
First State SchoolOther1 to 11213.5
Forest Oak Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 542913.4
Heritage Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 549212.6
Johnson (Joseph E. Jr) Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 527613.1
Lewis (William C.) Dual Language Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 534712.0
Linden Hill Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 553215.6
Marbrook Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 546512.2
McKean (Thomas) High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1292013.1
Meadowood ProgramCEP schoolOtherK to 1211910.8
Mote (Anna P.) Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531011.1
North Star Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 558914.7
Red Clay Early Years ProgramPrekindergartenPK33512.9
Richardson Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 552210.0
Richardson Park Learning Center
Richey Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 538213.2
Shortlidge (Evan G.) AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 234010.3
Skyline Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 840811.7
Stanton Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 855815.1
Warner Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 53959.9
William F. Cooke Jr. ElementaryElementaryK to 561315.7

Nearby and related

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.