Colonial School District
A public school district in New Castle, Delaware, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,575
- Students enrolled
- 595
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,320.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,018
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,575 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,073rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 43 in Delaware. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,018 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 82% 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
Colonial School District spent $23,018 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,918 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 | $23,018 | $210.2 million | 9,132 |
| FY2022 | $19,934 | $190.0 million | 9,531 |
| FY2021 | $17,855 | $174.9 million | 9,795 |
| FY2020 | $17,653 | $175.1 million | 9,921 |
| FY2019 | $16,741 | $165.6 million | 9,889 |
| FY2018 | $15,185 | $149.1 million | 9,819 |
| FY2017 | $15,034 | $149.0 million | 9,908 |
| FY2016 | $14,843 | $143.0 million | 9,634 |
| FY2015 | $13,873 | $134.7 million | 9,711 |
| FY2014 | $13,689 | $134.8 million | 9,848 |
| FY2013 | $12,707 | $123.2 million | 9,697 |
| FY2012 | $13,106 | $127.3 million | 9,711 |
| FY2011 | $11,991 | $119.0 million | 9,925 |
| FY2010 | $11,358 | $115.0 million | 10,125 |
| FY2009 | $10,986 | $115.0 million | 10,465 |
| FY2008 | $11,257 | $117.4 million | 10,430 |
| FY2007 | $10,864 | $112.6 million | 10,361 |
| FY2006 | $10,555 | $110.6 million | 10,474 |
| FY2005 | $9,918 | $103.7 million | 10,454 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $32.6 million | 14.8% |
| State | $116.8 million | 52.8% |
| Local | $71.8 million | 32.4% |
| Total | $221.2 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
15 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
- 1000230
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