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Smyrna School District

Smyrna School District in Delaware: 8 public schools with 5,887 students and 16.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,150 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
5,887
Students per teacher
16.3
DE 14.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,150
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)
362
Counselors (FTE)
19.0
Students per counselor
310
DE 316 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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
$11.1K15
$11.8K16
$12.2K17
$12.4K18
$12.7K19
$13.3K20
$13.8K21
$15.1K22
$16.1K23
$16.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.6% · $8M
State
72% · $75.7M
Local
20% · $21.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,381
Support services
$6,081
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.1M
Long-term debt
$57.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 3High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–448717.4
Pre-K–355713.9
K–342013.1
K–450715.8
5–649018.1
4–663814.8
7–81,01116.9
9–121,77717.8

Sources

Address
82 Monrovia Avenue, Smyrna, DE 19977
Phone
(302)653-8585
Website