Capital School District
A public school district in Dover, Delaware, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,491
- Students enrolled
- 348.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 876
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $26,301
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,491 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,445th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th of 43 in Delaware. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $26,301 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 89% 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
Capital School District spent $26,301 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,782 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 | $26,301 | $168.2 million | 6,396 |
| FY2022 | $24,337 | $155.4 million | 6,384 |
| FY2021 | $18,690 | $118.3 million | 6,332 |
| FY2020 | $17,253 | $112.0 million | 6,491 |
| FY2019 | $16,491 | $107.5 million | 6,519 |
| FY2018 | $16,190 | $101.6 million | 6,278 |
| FY2017 | $15,205 | $98.2 million | 6,459 |
| FY2016 | $14,712 | $95.4 million | 6,486 |
| FY2015 | $13,852 | $92.3 million | 6,665 |
| FY2014 | $14,855 | $95.2 million | 6,411 |
| FY2013 | $13,543 | $84.2 million | 6,216 |
| FY2012 | $14,062 | $86.5 million | 6,153 |
| FY2011 | $12,999 | $82.2 million | 6,321 |
| FY2010 | $12,663 | $79.1 million | 6,250 |
| FY2009 | $12,374 | $76.2 million | 6,161 |
| FY2008 | $12,635 | $76.8 million | 6,079 |
| FY2007 | $11,691 | $71.5 million | 6,119 |
| FY2006 | $11,199 | $67.0 million | 5,982 |
| FY2005 | $10,782 | $63.2 million | 5,864 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $25.7 million | 17.6% |
| State | $85.8 million | 58.8% |
| Local | $34.5 million | 23.6% |
| Total | $146.0 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
14 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
- 1000190
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