Caesar Rodney School District
Caesar Rodney School District is a public school district based in Wyoming, Delaware, serving 8,343 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 67% of them. Its schools average 556 students each, about the same as the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $15,589 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.
How Caesar Rodney compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Caesar Rodney | Delaware median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,589 | $16,182 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,173 | $9,173 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $129.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $133.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 546 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,111 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 491 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandywine School DistrictWilmington | 10,349 | 17 | $17,999 | 13.9 | #5 |
| Colonial School DistrictNew Castle | 8,575 | 15 | $18,063 | 14.4 | #6 |
| Caesar Rodney School DistrictWyoming · this district | 8,343 | 15 | $15,589 | 15.3 | #7 |
| Cape Henlopen School DistrictLewes | 6,654 | 10 | $20,728 | 12.5 | #8 |
| Capital School DistrictDover | 6,491 | 14 | $18,613 | 18.7 | #9 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby Public SchoolsBixby, OK | 8,374 | $8,893 | 17.9 |
| Council Bluffs Community School DistrictCouncil Bluffs, IA | 8,347 | $13,560 | 14.8 |
| Jessamine CountyNicholasville, KY | 8,331 | $11,531 | 14.3 |
| Lenoir County Public SchoolsKinston, NC | 8,331 | $10,366 | 15.5 |
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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