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Lake Forest School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Harrington, Felton, Frederica, Bowers and Viola.

Harrington’s School Grade B better than 62% of Delaware school districts

Students
3,727
Schools
7
Spent per student
$18,519
DE $22,312
Students per teacher
17:1
Debt
$10.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lake Forest School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Delaware districts
  • Spends 17% less per student than the DE average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.2M, about $2,735 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
BHarrington 3,974BFelton 1,386B−Frederica 1,155Bowers 290Viola 145

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harrington. Grade by grade →

K–3Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lake Forest High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. DE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 29.2% · 1,950 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 42.2% · 1,954 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.9% · 197 in the class

98% 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
$18,519 per student · 17% below DE
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 65%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,505’20
3,544’21
3,611’22
3,679’23
3,727’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Black 22%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 9%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Delaware Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Harrington
83 students17:1
Lake Forest North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Felton
A−
424 students15:1
Lake Forest South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Harrington
C
407 students15:1
Lake Forest East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Frederica
A
353 students15:1
Lake Forest Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Felton
B
604 students16:1
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrington
B
905 students19:1
Lake Forest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Felton
B+
951 students19:1

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.