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Milford School District

Milford School District in Delaware: 6 public schools with 4,523 students and 16.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,795 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
4,523
Students per teacher
16.9
DE 14.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,795
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)
267
Counselors (FTE)
14.0
Students per counselor
323
DE 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

33%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Delaware

Median 37% · 34 school districts compared

2,036 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Delaware: 34%

24%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Delaware

Median 29% · 32 school districts compared

2,046 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
$11.7K15
$12.2K16
$12.7K17
$12.7K18
$13.1K19
$13.0K20
$13.1K21
$14.5K22
$15.3K23
$15.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $12.1M
State
67% · $56.2M
Local
19% · $15.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,325
Support services
$6,747
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$16M
Long-term debt
$66.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
1–554017.428%32%
Mispillion ElementaryFree meals for all
1–556815.426%18%
Morris (Evelyn I.) Early ChildhoodFree meals for all
Pre-K–K43812.5——
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
1–569315.444%39%
Milford Central AcademyFree meals for all
6–81,01318.832%17%
Milford Senior High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,27119.6——

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
906 Lakeview Avenue, Milford, DE 19963
Phone
(302)422-1600
Website