District profile / Delaware

Cape Henlopen School District

Lewes, Delaware · Public school district · #8 of 19 Delaware districts by enrollment

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6,654

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,728

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 28% above the Delaware median

12.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Delaware median 15.3

Cape Henlopen School District is a public school district based in Lewes, Delaware, serving 6,654 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #8 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 61% of them. Its schools average 665 students each, about the same as the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $20,728 per student on day-to-day operations, 28% more than the Delaware median. It has roughly 12.5 students per teacher.

How Cape Henlopen compares

Cape HenlopenDelaware median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,728

Delaware median $16,182 · 28% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,965

Delaware median $9,173 · 20% above · FY2020-21

Students per school665

Delaware median 609 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.5

Delaware median 15.3 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor444

Delaware median 318 · 40% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$198.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 65%Local 31%

Measure	Cape Henlopen	Delaware median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,728	$16,182	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,965	$9,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$166.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$198.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	531	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,308	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.5	15.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	444	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
Colonial School DistrictNew Castle	8,575	15	$18,063	14.4	#6
Caesar Rodney School DistrictWyoming	8,343	15	$15,589	15.3	#7
Cape Henlopen School DistrictLewes · this district	6,654	10	$20,728	12.5	#8
Capital School DistrictDover	6,491	14	$18,613	18.7	#9
Smyrna School DistrictSmyrna	5,887	8	$13,797	16.3	#10

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Washington LocalToledo, OH	6,663	$12,854	19.1
Ocean ViewHuntington Beach, CA	6,658	$13,544	23.4
Harrisonburg City Public SchoolsHarrisonburg, VA	6,652	$13,848	13.8
Ennis ISDEnnis, TX	6,646	$10,351	15.3

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-de-cape-henlopen-school-district