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Delaware City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Delaware, Delaware Township and Troy Township.

Delaware’s School Grade A better than 92% of Ohio school districts

Students
5,650
Schools
7
Spent per student
$14,070
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$93.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Delaware City School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Ohio districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the OH average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $93.3M, about $16,505 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% of the 910 Ohio 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 well above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ADelaware 46,636BDelaware Township 2,915BTroy Township 2,408

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Delaware. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8John C Dempsey Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 52.2% · 2,762 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 59.5% · 2,869 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 86.2% · 393 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
$14,070 per student · 15% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 29%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,339’20
5,484’21
5,595’22
5,648’23
5,650’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 7%Black 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 Ohio’s other public schools.

Laura Woodward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Delaware
C+
621 students20:1
Robert F Schultz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delaware
B
777 students22:1
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delaware
B−
533 students20:1
James Conger Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delaware
B−
453 students21:1
David Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Delaware
B+
376 students19:1
John C Dempsey Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Delaware
B−
1,278 students18:1
Rutherford B Hayes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Delaware
B−
1,612 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Buckeye Valley Local School DistrictBrown Township, Concord Township, Marlboro Township
$17,078per student
Olentangy Local School DistrictBerlin Township, Liberty Township
$15,172per 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 Ohio.