Public schools in Delaware
236 public schools and 43 school districts in Delaware: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
236 public schools and 43 school districts in Delaware: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
Delaware has 236 public schools with 142,156 students and 14.7 students per teacher (US: 15.2).
13% of students attend one of its 24 charter schools.
102 schools serve free meals to every student.
Districts with schools here, by students here.
| District | Schools | Students | Spending / student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Clay Consolidated School District | 28 | 14,444 | $23,294 |
| Christina School District | 29 | 12,954 | $34,491 |
| Appoquinimink School District | 21 | 12,897 | $18,456 |
| Indian River School District | 16 | 10,753 | $20,516 |
| Brandywine School District | 17 | 10,349 | $22,839 |
| Colonial School District | 15 | 8,575 | $23,840 |
| Caesar Rodney School District | 15 | 8,343 | $18,902 |
| Cape Henlopen School District | 10 | 6,654 | $21,812 |
| Capital School District | 14 | 6,491 | $23,521 |
| Smyrna School District | 8 | 5,887 | $16,150 |
| New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District | 4 | 4,812 | $24,889 |
| Milford School District | 6 | 4,523 | $15,795 |
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Newark Charter SchoolCharter | K–12 | 3,109 | 16.4 |
Odyssey Charter SchoolCharter | K–12 | 2,286 | 12.7 |
| 9–12 | 2,254 | 17.6 | |
Sources
| 9–12 |
| 2,069 |
| 17.7 |
| 9–12 | 2,012 | 15.4 |
| 9–12 | 1,889 | 15.1 |
Dover High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,812 | 20.5 |
| 9–12 | 1,777 | 17.8 |
Delcastle Technical High SchoolCareer and technical | 9–12 | 1,605 | 13.6 |
ASPIRA DelawareCharter | K–12 | 1,471 | 17.1 |