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Seaford School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Seaford and Blades, and parts of Bridgeville.

Seaford’s School Grade C better than 33% of Delaware school districts

Students
3,580
Schools
7
Spent per student
$19,681
DE $22,312
Students per teacher
18:1
Debt
$11.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Seaford School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 33% of Delaware districts
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the DE average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.3M, about $3,151 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 33% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CSeaford 9,165CBlades 1,372

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Seaford. Grade by grade →

K–2West Seaford Elementary SchoolThis district
3–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Seaford Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Seaford Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. DE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 29.2% · 1,786 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 42.2% · 1,777 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 88.9% · 250 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
$19,681 per student · 12% below DE
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 62%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,224’20
3,222’21
3,410’22
3,417’23
3,580’24

Up 11% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 36%Hispanic 30%White 25%Two or more races 7%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.

Sussex Orthopedic Program
Other · Grades PK–12 · Seaford
57 students
West Seaford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Seaford
424 students18:1
Blades Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Blades
410 students16:1
Seaford Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Seaford
B+
473 students22:1
Frederick Douglass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Seaford
A−
456 students13:1
Seaford Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Seaford
C
800 students16:1
Seaford Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Seaford
C−
960 students21:1

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.