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Colonial School District

New Castle, Delaware · Public school district · #6 of 19 Delaware districts by enrollment

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8,575

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,063

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the Delaware median

14.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Delaware median 15.3

Colonial School District is a public school district based in New Castle, Delaware, serving 8,575 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #6 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 572 students each, about the same as the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $18,063 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Delaware median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.

How Colonial compares

ColonialDelaware median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,063

Delaware median $16,182 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,242

Delaware median $9,173 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school572

Delaware median 609 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.4

Delaware median 15.3 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor277

Delaware median 318 · 13% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$205.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 54%Local 37%

Measure	Colonial	Delaware median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,063	$16,182	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,242	$9,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$189.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$205.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	595	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,320	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.4	15.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	277	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
Indian River School DistrictSelbyville	10,753	16	$16,007	13.8	#4
Brandywine School DistrictWilmington	10,349	17	$17,999	13.9	#5
Colonial School DistrictNew Castle · this district	8,575	15	$18,063	14.4	#6
Caesar Rodney School DistrictWyoming	8,343	15	$15,589	15.3	#7
Cape Henlopen School DistrictLewes	6,654	10	$20,728	12.5	#8

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Traverse City Area Public SchoolsTraverse City, MI	8,584	$11,776	19.1
Glendale Elementary District (4271)Glendale, AZ	8,580	$9,664	20.2
Oak Grove ElementarySan Jose, CA	8,578	$12,463	23.5
White Bear Lake School DistrictWhite Bear Lake, MN	8,571	$13,871	16.1

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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