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Brandywine School District

Brandywine School District in Delaware: 17 public schools with 10,349 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,839 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
10,349
Students per teacher
13.9
DE 14.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,839
DE $22.2K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
745
Counselors (FTE)
34.0
Students per counselor
304
DE 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
22.0
Librarians (FTE): 17.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.3K15
$15.9K16
$16.7K17
$16.8K18
$17.9K19
$18.7K20
$18.1K21
$20.2K22
$21.2K23
$22.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.9% · $24.6M
State
51% · $128.4M
Local
39% · $96.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,767
Support services
$11,401
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.9M
Long-term debt
$96.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 3High schools: 3Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Bush (Charles W.) Pre-SchoolSpecial educationFree meals for all
Pre-K31724.0
Carrcroft Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–547512.8
Claymont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–593714.4
K–538413.7
K–552013.3
K–53229.5
K–551015.9
K–546614.3
K–536313.0
6–877613.6
Talley Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–1290014.5
6–873012.2
Brandywine High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1289713.6
9–1299414.8
9–121,08415.2
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K–1267413.4

Sources

Address
1311 Brandywine Boulevard, Wilmington, DE 19809
Phone
(302)793-5000
Website