Seaford School District
A public school district in Seaford, Delaware, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,580
- Students enrolled
- 198
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 544.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,422
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,580 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,726th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 14th of 43 in Delaware. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,422 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 66% 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
Seaford School District spent $18,422 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,459 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 | $18,422 | $62.8 million | 3,410 |
| FY2022 | $17,673 | $56.9 million | 3,222 |
| FY2021 | $15,607 | $50.3 million | 3,224 |
| FY2020 | $14,300 | $49.5 million | 3,465 |
| FY2019 | $14,833 | $50.7 million | 3,419 |
| FY2018 | $15,133 | $50.4 million | 3,333 |
| FY2017 | $14,212 | $49.8 million | 3,501 |
| FY2016 | $14,578 | $49.7 million | 3,411 |
| FY2015 | $13,899 | $48.8 million | 3,509 |
| FY2014 | $14,260 | $48.3 million | 3,384 |
| FY2013 | $14,174 | $46.8 million | 3,302 |
| FY2012 | $13,838 | $46.7 million | 3,378 |
| FY2011 | $11,710 | $41.1 million | 3,508 |
| FY2010 | $12,104 | $42.0 million | 3,467 |
| FY2009 | $11,778 | $40.0 million | 3,392 |
| FY2008 | $11,963 | $40.3 million | 3,367 |
| FY2007 | $11,904 | $39.3 million | 3,300 |
| FY2006 | $11,228 | $37.1 million | 3,304 |
| FY2005 | $10,459 | $35.3 million | 3,375 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.2 million | 19.9% |
| State | $43.0 million | 64.8% |
| Local | $10.1 million | 15.3% |
| Total | $66.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Blades Elementary School | 410 |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary School | 456 |
| Seaford Central Elementary School | 473 |
| Seaford Middle School | 800 |
| Seaford Senior High School | 960 |
| Sussex Orthopedic Program | 57 |
| West Seaford Elementary School | 424 |
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
- 1001530
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