Brandywine School District
A public school district in Wilmington, Delaware, with 17 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 10,349
- Students enrolled
- 744.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,302.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,228
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 10,349 in 2024–25
- Ranks 856th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 5th of 43 in Delaware. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,228 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 77% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Brandywine School District spent $21,228 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,973 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $21,228 | $220.1 million | 10,367 |
| FY2022 | $20,248 | $210.6 million | 10,401 |
| FY2021 | $18,051 | $187.8 million | 10,405 |
| FY2020 | $18,660 | $196.8 million | 10,548 |
| FY2019 | $17,615 | $184.4 million | 10,470 |
| FY2018 | $16,568 | $173.2 million | 10,456 |
| FY2017 | $16,614 | $172.7 million | 10,394 |
| FY2016 | $15,751 | $166.6 million | 10,578 |
| FY2015 | $15,170 | $162.9 million | 10,739 |
| FY2014 | $14,592 | $157.6 million | 10,799 |
| FY2013 | $14,343 | $155.6 million | 10,851 |
| FY2012 | $14,536 | $157.0 million | 10,801 |
| FY2011 | $13,879 | $147.9 million | 10,657 |
| FY2010 | $14,298 | $146.6 million | 10,254 |
| FY2009 | $14,215 | $145.2 million | 10,217 |
| FY2008 | $13,479 | $136.3 million | 10,113 |
| FY2007 | $12,716 | $131.2 million | 10,321 |
| FY2006 | $11,775 | $124.5 million | 10,573 |
| FY2005 | $10,973 | $116.8 million | 10,645 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $24.9 million | 10.5% |
| State | $119.5 million | 50.4% |
| Local | $92.8 million | 39.1% |
| Total | $237.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
17 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1001240
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Delaware — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Delaware — A to Z, each with its page.
- Delaware on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved