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Smyrna School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Smyrna, Clayton, Kenton and Leipsic.

Smyrna’s School Grade B better than 57% of Delaware school districts

Students
5,887
Schools
8
Spent per student
$16,150
DE $22,312
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$55.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Smyrna School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Delaware districts
  • Spends 28% less per student than the DE average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $55.4M, about $9,403 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BSmyrna 13,340BClayton 4,527Kenton 231Leipsic 197

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Smyrna. Grade by grade →

K–33 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Smyrna Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Smyrna High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. DE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 29.2% · 3,247 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 42.2% · 3,249 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 88.9% · 439 in the class

96% 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
$16,150 per student · 28% below DE
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 72%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,883’20
6,034’21
6,067’22
6,010’23
5,887’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Black 34%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

North Smyrna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Smyrna
C+
557 students14:1
Sunnyside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Smyrna
B+
507 students16:1
Clayton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Clayton
B−
487 students17:1
Smyrna Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Smyrna
B−
420 students13:1
Moore (John Bassett) School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Smyrna
C
638 students15:1
Clayton Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Clayton
B+
490 students18:1
Smyrna Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Smyrna
B−
1,011 students17:1
Smyrna High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Smyrna
B
1,777 students18:1

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.