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Laurel School District

Laurel School District in Delaware: 4 public schools with 2,544 students and 17.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,661 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,544
Students per teacher
17.2
DE 14.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,661
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)
148
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
318
DE 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

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%

30%proficient

+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in Delaware

Median 37% · 34 school districts compared

1,096 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Delaware: 34%

22%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Delaware

Median 29% · 32 school districts compared

1,102 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
$11.2K15
$11.7K16
$11.3K17
$11.4K18
$11.9K19
$11.9K20
$12.6K21
$14.7K22
$15.6K23
$16.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $7.1M
State
69% · $31.9M
Local
16% · $7.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,946
Support services
$6,923
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1M
Long-term debt
$9.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
1–61,14518.726%20%
Pre-K–K27313.7——
Laurel Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–837314.641%25%
Laurel Senior High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1275318.4——

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
1160 South Central Avenue, Laurel, DE 19956
Phone
(302)875-6100
Website