Cape Henlopen School District
A public school district in Lewes, Delaware, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,654
- Students enrolled
- 531
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,308.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,712
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,654 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,413th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 43 in Delaware. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,712 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 76% 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
Cape Henlopen School District spent $20,712 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,251 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 | $20,712 | $131.2 million | 6,336 |
| FY2022 | $19,754 | $120.1 million | 6,078 |
| FY2021 | $19,066 | $112.3 million | 5,892 |
| FY2020 | $23,431 | $137.3 million | 5,860 |
| FY2019 | $14,561 | $82.2 million | 5,643 |
| FY2018 | $14,782 | $80.6 million | 5,451 |
| FY2017 | $14,180 | $74.5 million | 5,256 |
| FY2016 | $15,582 | $80.6 million | 5,170 |
| FY2015 | $15,268 | $77.5 million | 5,075 |
| FY2014 | $14,436 | $72.7 million | 5,034 |
| FY2013 | $14,184 | $69.9 million | 4,930 |
| FY2012 | $14,911 | $72.2 million | 4,845 |
| FY2011 | $16,254 | $75.3 million | 4,634 |
| FY2010 | $16,235 | $74.0 million | 4,560 |
| FY2009 | $15,420 | $69.7 million | 4,519 |
| FY2008 | $14,653 | $64.8 million | 4,424 |
| FY2007 | $14,381 | $63.3 million | 4,404 |
| FY2006 | $13,696 | $59.9 million | 4,371 |
| FY2005 | $12,251 | $52.8 million | 4,311 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.8 million | 7.0% |
| State | $80.4 million | 52.2% |
| Local | $62.7 million | 40.8% |
| Total | $153.8 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Beacon Middle School | 427 |
| Cape Henlopen High School | 1,889 |
| Frederick D Thomas Middle School | 451 |
| H. O. Brittingham Elementary School | 506 |
| Lewes Elementary School | 620 |
| Love Creek Elementary School | 631 |
| Mariner Middle School | 552 |
| Milton Elementary School | 582 |
| Rehoboth Elementary School | 557 |
| Sussex Consortium | 439 |
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
- 1000170
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