List of school districts in Delaware

This is a complete list of school districts in the US state of Delaware.

All school districts in Delaware are independent governments. Delaware does not have any school systems dependent on another layer of government.^[1]

Public school districts

Appoquinimink School District
Brandywine School District
Caesar Rodney School District
Cape Henlopen School District
Capital School District
Christina School District
Colonial School District
Delmar School District
Indian River School District
Lake Forest School District
Laurel School District
Milford School District
New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District (County-wide overlay school district)
Polytech School District (County-wide overlay school district)
Red Clay Consolidated School District
Seaford School District
Smyrna School District
Sussex Technical School District (County-wide overlay school district)
Woodbridge School District

Direct state schools

Delaware School for the Deaf/Margaret S. Sterck School (Operated under contract to the Christina School District)
Ferris School (Operated by state Youth Rehabilitative Services)
First State School (Operated under contract to Christiana Care Health System)
George Washington Carver Vocational School (Closed in 1953)
James H. Groves Adult High School (Operated directly by state Department of Education)

Historical Districts

Prior to 1968, there were 50 school districts in the state. This changed to 26 in 1969. In 1978 the New Castle County School District formed from 11 school districts in that county; however in 1981 it was divided into four school districts. Since 1981 Delaware has 19 school districts. In 2009 there were proposals to change the number of districts to three, one per county, to save costs, although various parents in the state preferred having local school districts so individual communities could have more influence over education.^[2]

Table

Year	Action	Affected Districts	Ref
1969	Merged to form Woodbridge School District	Bridgeville School District Greenwood School District
1969	Merged to form Indian River School District	Dagsboro Frankford Georgetown School District Lord Baltimore School District Millsboro School District ^[a] Selbyville School District
1969	Merged into Milford School District	Ellendale School District Houston School District Lincoln School District
1969	Merged to form Lake Forest School District	Felton School District Frederica School District Harrington School District
1969	Merged to form Cape Henlopen School District	Lewes School District Milton School District Rehoboth Beach School District
1969	Merged into Ceaser Rodney School District	Magnolia School District Oak Point School District
1978	Merged to form New Castle County School District	Alfred I. du Pont School District Claymont School District Conrad School District De La Warr School District Marshallton-Thomas McKean School District Mount Pleasant School District Gunning Bedford School District Newark School District Stanton School District Wilmington School District	^[3]
1980s	Absorbed into the Caesar Rodney School District	Dover Air Force Base^[b]
1981	Divided into desegregated Brandywine, Christina, Colonial & Red Clay districts	New Castle County School District	^[3]

^ a small portion was allotted to the Cape Henlopen School District
^ the Caesar Rodney School District had always administered the school district through government contract

References

^ "Delaware" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
^ Price, Jennifer (June 7, 2009). "Mergers seen as answer to costs". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. A1, A11. - Clipping of first and of second pages at Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "New Castle County School District". Delaware Archives. Retrieved September 28, 2008.

External links

List of Delaware School Districts from the Delaware Department of Education
List of Delaware School Districts from GreatSchools.net