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Delmar School District

Delmar, Delaware · Public school district · #17 of 19 Delaware districts by enrollment

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1,445

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,966

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 32% below the Delaware median

20.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Delaware median 15.3

Delmar School District is a public school district based in Delmar, Delaware, serving 1,445 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #17 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 11% of them. Its schools average 482 students each, fewer than the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $10,966 per student on day-to-day operations, 32% less than the Delaware median. It has roughly 20.1 students per teacher.

How Delmar compares

DelmarDelaware median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,966

Delaware median $16,182 · 32% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,952

Delaware median $9,173 · 24% below · FY2020-21

Students per school482

Delaware median 609 · 21% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher20.1

Delaware median 15.3 · 31% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor289

Delaware median 318 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$17.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 74%Local 20%

Measure	Delmar	Delaware median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,966	$16,182	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,952	$9,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$15.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$17.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	72	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	116	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	20.1	15.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	289	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
Woodbridge School DistrictBridgeville	2,577	6	$16,182	13.8	#15
Laurel School DistrictLaurel	2,544	4	$12,563	17.3	#16
Delmar School DistrictDelmar · this district	1,445	3	$10,966	20.1	#17
Sussex Technical School DistrictGeorgetown	1,341	1	$18,030	15.4	#18
POLYTECH School DistrictWoodside	1,228	1	$17,965	15.3	#19

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mount Vernon School District 80Mount Vernon, IL	1,445	$18,930	13.8
Lincoln-SudburySudbury, MA	1,445	$23,089	11.4
Northwest Public SchoolsGrand Island, NE	1,445	$13,218	15.1
Somerset School DistrictSomerset, WI	1,445	$13,610	15.2

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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