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Cape Henlopen School District

Cape Henlopen School District in Delaware: 10 public schools with 6,654 students and 12.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,812 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
6,654
Students per teacher
12.5
DE 14.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,812
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)
531
Counselors (FTE)
15.0
Students per counselor
444
DE 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
21.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Delaware's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Delaware: 41%

58%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Delaware

Median 37% · 34 school districts compared

2,946 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Delaware: 34%

52%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Delaware

Median 29% · 32 school districts compared

2,960 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
$15.6K16
$14.2K17
$14.8K18
$14.6K19
$23.4K20
$19.1K21
$19.8K22
$20.7K23
$21.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.1% · $12.3M
State
53% · $91.4M
Local
40% · $68.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,685
Support services
$9,447
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$28.1M
Long-term debt
$128.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 3High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–550612.748%48%
K–562014.163%56%
K–563115.064%59%
K–558214.950%52%
K–555713.663%59%
6–842710.771%56%
6–845116.767%53%
6–855211.741%40%
9–121,88915.1——
Sussex ConsortiumSpecial education
Pre-K–124395.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1270 Kings Hwy, Lewes, DE 19958
Phone
(302)645-6686
Website