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B+

Caesar Rodney School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Camden, Wyoming, Magnolia and Woodside, and parts of Dover.

Camden’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Delaware school districts

Students
8,343
Schools
15
Spent per student
$18,902
DE $22,312
Students per teacher
15:1
Debt
$35.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Caesar Rodney School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Delaware districts
  • Spends 15% less per student than the DE average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35.6M, about $4,268 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 42 Delaware school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Camden. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
9–12Caesar Rodney High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. DE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 29.2% · 4,337 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 42.2% · 4,339 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 88.9% · 572 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,902 per student · 15% below DE
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 67%Federal 14%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,960’20
8,201’21
8,286’22
8,259’23
8,343’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Black 30%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 8%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Delaware.