Milford School District
A public school district in Milford, Delaware, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,523
- Students enrolled
- 267
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 455.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,324
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,523 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,130th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 12th of 43 in Delaware. Larger than 88% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,324 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 47% 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
Milford School District spent $15,324 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,444 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 | $15,324 | $68.5 million | 4,470 |
| FY2022 | $14,480 | $62.6 million | 4,325 |
| FY2021 | $13,108 | $55.2 million | 4,214 |
| FY2020 | $12,988 | $55.1 million | 4,244 |
| FY2019 | $12,949 | $54.0 million | 4,173 |
| FY2018 | $12,582 | $50.3 million | 4,000 |
| FY2017 | $12,550 | $49.8 million | 3,969 |
| FY2016 | $12,139 | $48.3 million | 3,981 |
| FY2015 | $11,692 | $47.3 million | 4,045 |
| FY2014 | $11,916 | $47.6 million | 3,996 |
| FY2013 | $11,705 | $46.8 million | 3,998 |
| FY2012 | $11,974 | $48.8 million | 4,079 |
| FY2011 | $10,407 | $43.8 million | 4,207 |
| FY2010 | $10,488 | $42.8 million | 4,077 |
| FY2009 | $10,260 | $42.2 million | 4,109 |
| FY2008 | $10,400 | $42.3 million | 4,070 |
| FY2007 | $10,398 | $41.2 million | 3,965 |
| FY2006 | $9,830 | $38.4 million | 3,910 |
| FY2005 | $9,444 | $35.5 million | 3,761 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.1 million | 16.6% |
| State | $51.7 million | 65.2% |
| Local | $14.4 million | 18.2% |
| Total | $79.2 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School | 540 |
| Milford Central Academy | 1,013 |
| Milford Senior High School | 1,271 |
| Mispillion Elementary | 568 |
| Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood | 438 |
| Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School | 693 |
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
- 1001080
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