Delaware Public Schools
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POPULATION
783,600
Delaware Public Schools
|
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW |
|
| NUMBER OF STUDENTS |
120,937 |
| NUMBER OF Delaware SCHOOLS |
238 |
| NUMBER OF Delaware SCHOOL DISTRICTS |
39 |
| SPENDING PER STUDENT ($) |
13,656 |
State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
|
| READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS |
PERCENTAGE |
|
Grade 3
Reading Proficiency
|
78.1 |
|
Grade 4
Reading Proficiency
|
77.8 |
|
Grade 5
Reading Proficiency
|
80.5 |
|
Grade 6
Reading Proficiency
|
75.7 |
|
Grade 7
Reading Proficiency
|
80.1 |
|
Grade 8
Reading Proficiency
|
78.1 |
|
Grade 10
Reading Proficiency
|
70.4 |
|
| MATH TESTS |
PERCENTAGE |
|
Grade 3
Math Proficiency
|
77.0 |
|
Grade 4
Math Proficiency
|
75.4 |
|
Grade 5
Math Proficiency
|
75.8 |
|
Grade 6
Math Proficiency
|
73.4 |
|
Grade 7
Math Proficiency
|
65.5 |
|
Grade 8
Math Proficiency
|
60.9 |
|
Grade 10
Math Proficiency
|
56.8 |
School enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS STATE |
NATION |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
55.1 |
57.0 |
| BLACK (%) |
32.5 |
17.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
9.2 |
19.9 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
2.8 |
4.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
0.3 |
1.2 |
|
| SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS |
THIS STATE |
NATION |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
36.1 |
41.4 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%) |
4.1 |
7.9 |
| STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%) |
14.7 |
12.2 |
Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)
|
|
15.12
|
15.62
|
AVG FOR STATE
|
|
AVG FOR NATION
|
|
|
|
Delaware Educational Environment
|
| POPULATION |
STATE |
NATION |
| POPULATION |
857,658 |
299,458,655 |
| POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) |
424 |
84 |
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE |
STATE |
NATION |
| 4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW |
6.5%
|
6.8%
|
| 5-19 YEARS OLD |
17.9%
|
19.2%
|
| 20-44 YEARS OLD |
36.4%
|
36.4%
|
| 45-64 YEARS OLD |
25.6%
|
24.9%
|
| 65 OR OLDER |
13.5%
|
12.7%
|
| HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS |
STATE |
NATION |
| NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS |
323,041 |
112,337,034 |
| SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN |
12.8%
|
11.6%
|
| ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA |
86.8%
|
85.4%
|
| ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
29.4%
|
28.0%
|
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION |
STATE |
NATION |
| $150,000 or more |
6.8%
|
6.5%
|
| $100,000 - $149,999 |
12.8%
|
10.7%
|
| $75,000 - $99,999 |
13.2%
|
11.7%
|
| $50,000 - $74,999 |
21.3%
|
19.6%
|
| $30,000 - $49,999 |
20.4%
|
21.0%
|
| $15,000 - $29,999 |
14.9%
|
16.7%
|
| $15,000 or less |
10.6%
|
13.8%
|
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THE STATE |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$7,014
|
$848,259,002
|
51.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$555
|
$67,087,095
|
4.1 |
| STAFF |
$152
|
$18,332,347
|
1.1 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$137
|
$16,532,839
|
1.0 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$647
|
$78,217,574
|
4.7 |
| OPERATION |
$1,136
|
$137,356,763
|
8.3 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$688
|
$83,263,736
|
5.0 |
| OTHER |
$748
|
$90,502,433
|
5.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$4,062
|
$491,292,787
|
29.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$2,579
|
$311,951,732
|
18.9 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$13,656
|
$1,651,503,521
|
100.0 |
|
| FOR THE NATION |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$5,582
|
$274,180,000,000
|
53.3 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$475
|
$23,356,970,935
|
4.5 |
| STAFF |
$446
|
$21,924,659,888
|
4.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$181
|
$8,920,041,056
|
1.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$514
|
$25,277,042,259
|
4.9 |
| OPERATION |
$902
|
$44,320,216,892
|
8.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$384
|
$18,864,068,868
|
3.7 |
| OTHER |
$294
|
$14,465,936,592
|
2.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$3,199
|
$157,129,000,000
|
30.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$1,687
|
$82,900,118,526
|
16.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$10,469
|
$514,209,000,000
|
100.0 |
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