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Delmar, DE
Public School Ratings




Delmar Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Delmar School District details

Delmar School District
200 North Eighth Street
Delmar, DE 19940

1,427 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

21 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Delmar School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Delaware

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.5% of all DE school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
36%
40%
41%
26%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Delmar High School
200 North Eighth Street
Delmar, DE, 19940
09-12
Delmar Middle Level Ilc School
200 North Eighth Street
Delmar, DE, 19940
UG-UG
Delmar Middle School
200 North Eighth Street
Delmar, DE, 19940
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.9% 42.8%
Black 18.9% 32.1%
Hispanic 13.4% 20.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.6%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,650 $9,489,000 59.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $519 $740,000 4.7%
Staff $451 $644,000 4.1%
General Administration $242 $346,000 2.2%
School Administration $535 $763,000 4.8%
Operation $1,049 $1,497,000 9.5%
Transportation $454 $648,000 4.1%
Other $320 $457,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,570 $5,095,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $879 $1,255,000 7.9%
Total Expenditures $11,100 $15,839,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,459 $1,338,163,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,889 $267,179,000 10.2%
Staff $654 $92,578,000 3.5%
General Administration $169 $23,910,000 0.9%
School Administration $876 $123,958,000 4.7%
Operation $1,704 $241,019,000 9.2%
Transportation $739 $104,529,000 4.0%
Other $600 $84,874,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,631 $938,047,000 35.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,360 $333,874,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $18,450 $2,610,084,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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