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Delmar School District

Public school districtGrades 5–12

Serves Delmar.

Delmar’s School Grade B better than 64% of Delaware school districts

Students
1,445
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,541
DE $22,312
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Delmar School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Delaware districts
  • Spends 44% less per student than the DE average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1M, about $722 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BDelmar 2,366

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Delmar. Grade by grade →

5–8Delmar Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Delmar High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. DE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 29.2% · 872 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 42.2% · 865 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.9% · 146 in the class

100% 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
$12,541 per student · 44% below DE
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 69%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,365’20
1,416’21
1,427’22
1,451’23
1,445’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Black 19%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Delmar Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Delmar
B−
732 students20:1
Delmar High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delmar
B−
713 students20:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Wicomico County Public SchoolsDelmar
$19,183per student

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.