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Appoquinimink School District

Odessa, Delaware · Public school district · #3 of 19 Delaware districts by enrollment

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12,897

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$14,697

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Delaware median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Delaware median 15.3

Appoquinimink School District is a public school district based in Odessa, Delaware, serving 12,897 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #3 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 89% of them. Its schools average 614 students each, about the same as the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $14,697 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Delaware median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Appoquinimink compares

AppoquiniminkDelaware median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$14,697

Delaware median $16,182 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,950

Delaware median $9,173 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school614

Delaware median 609 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Delaware median 15.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor349

Delaware median 318 · 10% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$255.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 71%Local 25%

Measure	Appoquinimink	Delaware median	Year
Current spending per student	$14,697	$16,182	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,950	$9,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$245.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$255.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	879	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,599	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	15.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	349	318	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Delaware median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Delaware

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictWilmington	14,444	28	$18,801	13.8	#1
Christina School DistrictNewark	12,954	29	$24,111	12.5	#2
Appoquinimink School DistrictOdessa · this district	12,897	21	$14,697	14.7	#3
Indian River School DistrictSelbyville	10,753	16	$16,007	13.8	#4
Brandywine School DistrictWilmington	10,349	17	$17,999	13.9	#5

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Peoria School District 150Peoria, IL	12,913	$18,089	15.0
North Penn School DistrictLansdale, PA	12,911	$18,564	13.6
Dougherty CountyAlbany, GA	12,910	$13,566	13.6
Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouth, VA	12,905	$13,350	13.7

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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