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Red Clay Consolidated School District

Red Clay Consolidated School District in Delaware: 28 public schools with 14,444 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,294 per student in FY2024.

Schools
28
Students
14,444
Students per teacher
13.8
DE 14.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,294
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)
1,045
Counselors (FTE)
60.0
Students per counselor
241
DE 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
39.3
Librarians (FTE): 22.0

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
$14.3K15
$15.6K16
$16.2K17
$16.6K18
$17.8K19
$18.1K20
$18.8K21
$21.3K22
$22.1K23
$23.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $38.9M
State
51% · $193M
Local
39% · $145.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,074
Support services
$10,342
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.4M
Long-term debt
$100.1M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 4High schools: 5Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K33512.9
K–554913.1
K–894115.3
K–542913.2
K–549212.5
K–527613.1
K–534712.0
K–553215.4
Marbrook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–546512.1
K–531011.0
K–558914.7
K–55229.9
Richey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–538212.9
K–234010.3
Warner Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–53959.9
K–561315.7
Skyline Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–840811.7
Stanton Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–855814.9
6–845513.0
duPont (H.B.) Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–876416.6
6–1294119.6
6–121,16418.2
Dickinson (John) SchoolFree meals for all
6–121,02715.6
McKean (Thomas) High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1292013.1
9–1255013.8
1–11213.5
Meadowood ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all
K–1211910.8
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Sources

Address
1502 Spruce Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone
(302)552-3700
Website