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Brandywine School District

Wilmington, Delaware · Public school district · #5 of 19 Delaware districts by enrollment

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10,349

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,999

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Delaware median

13.9

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Delaware median 15.3

Brandywine School District is a public school district based in Wilmington, Delaware, serving 10,349 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #5 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 609 students each, about the same as the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $17,999 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Delaware median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.

How Brandywine compares

BrandywineDelaware median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,999

Delaware median $16,182 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,754

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

Students per school609

Delaware median 609 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.9

Delaware median 15.3 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor304

Delaware median 318 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$214.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 51%Local 43%

Measure	Brandywine	Delaware median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,999	$16,182	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,754	$9,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$200.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$214.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	744	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,302	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.9	15.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	304	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
Appoquinimink School DistrictOdessa	12,897	21	$14,697	14.7	#3
Indian River School DistrictSelbyville	10,753	16	$16,007	13.8	#4
Brandywine School DistrictWilmington · this district	10,349	17	$17,999	13.9	#5
Colonial School DistrictNew Castle	8,575	15	$18,063	14.4	#6
Caesar Rodney School DistrictWyoming	8,343	15	$15,589	15.3	#7

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Los Fresnos CISDLos Fresnos, TX	10,357	$10,795	15.4
Raleigh County SchoolsBeckley, WV	10,350	$12,266	12.7
Vallivue School DistrictCaldwell, ID	10,339	$8,743	19.3
Lamar County School DistrictPurvis, MS	10,318	$9,312	13.3

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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