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Red Clay Consolidated School District

Wilmington, Delaware · Public school district · #1 of 19 Delaware districts by enrollment

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14,444

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,801

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 16% above the Delaware median

13.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Delaware median 15.3

Red Clay Consolidated School District is a public school district based in Wilmington, Delaware, serving 14,444 students in 28 schools. By enrollment it ranks #1 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, making it the largest in the state. Its schools average 516 students each, fewer than the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $18,801 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Delaware median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.

How Red Clay compares

Red ClayDelaware median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,801

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

Instruction spending per student$10,300

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

Students per school516

Delaware median 609 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.8

Delaware median 15.3 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor241

Delaware median 318 · 24% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$320.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 52%Local 41%

Measure	Red Clay	Delaware median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,801	$16,182	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,300	$9,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$304.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$320.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,045	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,325	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.8	15.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	241	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
Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictWilmington · this district	14,444	28	$18,801	13.8	#1
Christina School DistrictNewark	12,954	29	$24,111	12.5	#2
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	10,349	17	$17,999	13.9	#5

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
LowellLowell, MA	14,457	$17,683	12.6
Toms River Regional School DistrictToms River, NJ	14,454	$18,038	13.8
Santa Clara UnifiedSanta Clara, CA	14,448	$20,344	19.0
Frederick County Public SchoolsWinchester, VA	14,447	$13,508	14.1

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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