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Delaware Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Overview

Public Schools Overview Delaware School Districts by City
Number Of Students 139,935
Number Of Delaware Schools 231
Number Of Delaware School Districts 42
Spending Per Student $18,824

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
41%
46%
38%
44%
42%
46%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    11th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
36%
30%
25%
27%
24%
23%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    11th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 43.8% 48.1%
Black 31.8% 15.8%
Hispanic 19.3% 28.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.5% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged Unreported 48.1%
English Language Learners 9.4% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 18.6% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14.0
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Delaware Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 1,018,396 333,287,557
Population Density (per sq. mile) 517 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.4% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 18.1% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 30.8% 33.4%
45-64 Years Old 26.1% 25.3%
65 Or Older 19.6% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 389,000 120,158,879
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.5% 34.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 20.4% 20.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.0% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 7.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,504 $1,329,903,646 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,810 $253,332,080 9.6%
Staff $620 $86,740,356 3.3%
General Administration $169 $23,596,455 0.9%
School Administration $881 $123,245,067 4.7%
Operation $1,693 $236,883,323 9.0%
Transportation $893 $124,955,667 4.7%
Other $560 $78,376,073 3.0%
Total Support $6,625 $927,097,293 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,695 $377,122,409 14.3%
Total Expenditures $18,824 $2,634,113,333 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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