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Lake Forest School District

Lake Forest School District in Delaware: 7 public schools with 3,727 students and 16.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,519 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,727
Students per teacher
16.8
DE 14.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,519
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)
223
Counselors (FTE)
9.8
Students per counselor
380
DE 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

41%proficient

−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in Delaware

Median 37% · 34 school districts compared

1,777 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Delaware: 34%

34%proficient

+0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in Delaware

Median 29% · 32 school districts compared

1,776 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
$12.0K15
$12.3K16
$12.8K17
$12.4K18
$12.8K19
$13.2K20
$14.2K21
$15.6K22
$16.3K23
$18.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $12.3M
State
65% · $47.2M
Local
18% · $12.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,342
Support services
$8,424
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$673K
Long-term debt
$10.5M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Delaware Early Childhood CenterSpecial education
Pre-K8316.6——
Lake Forest Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
4–560416.145%39%
Lake Forest East Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–335314.735%41%
Lake Forest North Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–342414.651%62%
Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–340714.533%38%
Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–890518.938%25%
Lake Forest High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1295118.6——

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
5423 Killens Pond Road, Felton, DE 19943
Phone
(302)284-3020
Website