DE public school directory
Public schools and districts in Delaware
A source-first directory of every currently open district and school in the federal NCES file. Lists are ordered by enrollment, not presented as quality rankings.
- Districts
- 46
- Schools
- 232
- Reported students
- 142,156
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.8:1
District and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
District directory
School districts in Delaware
| District | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Clay Consolidated School District NCES 1001300 | Wilmington | 27 | 14,444 | 13.8:1 |
| Christina School District NCES 1000200 | Newark | 29 | 12,954 | 12.5:1 |
| Appoquinimink School District NCES 1000080 | Odessa | 21 | 12,897 | 14.7:1 |
| Indian River School District NCES 1000680 | Selbyville | 15 | 10,753 | 13.8:1 |
| Brandywine School District NCES 1001240 | Wilmington | 16 | 10,349 | 13.9:1 |
| Colonial School District NCES 1000230 | New Castle | 15 | 8,575 | 14.4:1 |
| Caesar Rodney School District NCES 1000180 | Wyoming | 15 | 8,343 | 15.3:1 |
| Cape Henlopen School District NCES 1000170 | Lewes | 10 | 6,654 | 12.5:1 |
| Capital School District NCES 1000190 | Dover | 13 | 6,491 | 18.6:1 |
| Smyrna School District NCES 1001620 | Smyrna | 8 | 5,887 | 16.3:1 |
| New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District NCES 1001280 | Wilmington | 4 | 4,812 | 14.3:1 |
| Milford School District NCES 1001080 | Milford | 6 | 4,523 | 16.9:1 |
| Lake Forest School District NCES 1000790 | Felton | 7 | 3,727 | 16.8:1 |
| Seaford School District NCES 1001530 | Seaford | 7 | 3,580 | 18.1:1 |
| Newark Charter School NCES 1000015 | Newark | 1 | 3,109 | 16.4:1 |
| Woodbridge School District NCES 1001850 | Bridgeville | 6 | 2,577 | 13.8:1 |
| Laurel School District NCES 1000810 | Laurel | 4 | 2,544 | 17.2:1 |
| Odyssey Charter School NCES 1000026 | Wilmington | 1 | 2,286 | 12.7:1 |
| ASPIRA Delaware NCES 1000050 | Newark | 1 | 1,471 | 17.1:1 |
| Delmar School District NCES 1000270 | Delmar | 3 | 1,445 | 20.1:1 |
| MOT Charter School NCES 1000019 | Middletown | 1 | 1,407 | 17.4:1 |
| Sussex Technical School District NCES 1001680 | Georgetown | 1 | 1,341 | 15.4:1 |
| POLYTECH School District NCES 1000750 | Woodside | 1 | 1,228 | 15.4:1 |
| Sussex Academy NCES 1000011 | Georgetown | 1 | 1,182 | 20:1 |
| Charter School of Wilmington NCES 1000004 | Wilmington | 1 | 977 | 19.2:1 |
| Academia Antonia Alonso NCES 1000053 | Newark | 1 | 910 | 18.2:1 |
| Charter School of New Castle NCES 1000024 | New Castle | 1 | 788 | 22.5:1 |
| Providence Creek Academy Charter School NCES 1000018 | Clayton | 1 | 769 | 15.7:1 |
| First State Montessori Academy NCES 1000054 | Wilmington | 1 | 657 | 19.3:1 |
| Kuumba Academy Charter School NCES 1000014 | Wilmington | 1 | 594 | 13.2:1 |
| Early College High School at Del State NCES 1000055 | Dover | 1 | 583 | 24.3:1 |
| Edison (Thomas A.) Charter School NCES 1000010 | Wilmington | 1 | 557 | 15.5:1 |
| Delaware Military Academy NCES 1000016 | Wilmington | 1 | 547 | 14.8:1 |
| Academy of Dover Charter School NCES 1000017 | Dover | 1 | 443 | 15.3:1 |
| East Side Charter School NCES 1000006 | Wilmington | 1 | 434 | 10.3:1 |
| First State Military Academy NCES 1000057 | Clayton | 1 | 433 | 18:1 |
| Campus Community School NCES 1000007 | Dover | 1 | 409 | 20.5:1 |
| Freire Charter School Wilmington NCES 1000059 | Wilmington | 1 | 406 | 23.9:1 |
| Sussex Montessori School NCES 1000063 | Seaford | 1 | 383 | 23.9:1 |
| Gateway Charter School NCES 1000052 | Wilmington | 1 | 211 | 9.2:1 |
| Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence NCES 1001851 | Georgetown | 1 | 208 | 41.6:1 |
| Great Oaks Charter School NCES 1000062 | Wilmington | 1 | 149 | 14.9:1 |
| Positive Outcomes Charter School NCES 1000005 | Camden | 1 | 119 | 9.2:1 |
| Corrections - DOE NCES 1000021 | Dover | 0 | — | — |
| Delaware Adolescent Program Inc. (DAPI) NCES 1000020 | Wilmington | 0 | — | — |
| Dept. of Svs. for Children Youth & Their Families NCES 1000022 | Wilmington | 0 | — | — |
High school directory
Large public high schools in Delaware
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Penn (William) High School
Colonial School District · 09–12
Sussex Central High School
Indian River School District · 09–12
Cape Henlopen High School
Cape Henlopen School District · 09–12
Dover High School
Capital School District · 09–12
Smyrna High School
Smyrna School District · 09–12
Delcastle Technical High School
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District · 09–12
Christiana High School
Christina School District · 06–12
Appoquinimink High School
Appoquinimink School District · 09–12
Sussex Technical High School
Sussex Technical School District · 09–12
Milford Senior High School
Milford School District · 09–12
Odessa High School
Appoquinimink School District · 09–12
Middletown High School
Appoquinimink School District · 09–12
POLYTECH High School
POLYTECH School District · 09–12
St. Georges Technical High School
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District · 09–12
Conrad Schools of Science
Red Clay Consolidated School District · 06–12
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District · 09–12
Mount Pleasant High School
Brandywine School District · 09–12
Indian River High School
Indian River School District · 09–12
Newark High School
Christina School District · 09–12
Dickinson (John) School
Red Clay Consolidated School District · 06–12