Lake Forest School District
A public school district in Felton, Delaware, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,727
- Students enrolled
- 222.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 437.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,347
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,727 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,619th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 13th of 43 in Delaware. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,347 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 55% 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
Lake Forest School District spent $16,347 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,182 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 | $16,347 | $59.0 million | 3,611 |
| FY2022 | $15,646 | $55.4 million | 3,544 |
| FY2021 | $14,176 | $49.7 million | 3,505 |
| FY2020 | $13,197 | $49.1 million | 3,721 |
| FY2019 | $12,752 | $47.8 million | 3,746 |
| FY2018 | $12,367 | $47.0 million | 3,804 |
| FY2017 | $12,488 | $47.0 million | 3,766 |
| FY2016 | $12,296 | $46.0 million | 3,744 |
| FY2015 | $11,911 | $45.0 million | 3,775 |
| FY2014 | $11,793 | $43.8 million | 3,717 |
| FY2013 | $10,952 | $41.6 million | 3,797 |
| FY2012 | $11,418 | $43.5 million | 3,806 |
| FY2011 | $10,125 | $40.0 million | 3,953 |
| FY2010 | $11,634 | $44.8 million | 3,852 |
| FY2009 | $11,766 | $45.6 million | 3,877 |
| FY2008 | $11,616 | $45.7 million | 3,930 |
| FY2007 | $10,970 | $42.9 million | 3,912 |
| FY2006 | $10,740 | $40.2 million | 3,740 |
| FY2005 | $10,182 | $36.4 million | 3,572 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.3 million | 14.7% |
| State | $43.3 million | 68.2% |
| Local | $10.8 million | 17.0% |
| Total | $63.5 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Chipman (W.T.) Middle School | 905 |
| Delaware Early Childhood Center | 83 |
| Lake Forest Central Elementary School | 604 |
| Lake Forest East Elementary School | 353 |
| Lake Forest High School | 951 |
| Lake Forest North Elementary School | 424 |
| Lake Forest South Elementary School | 407 |
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
- 1000790
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