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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,679 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Lake Forest School District is a school district in Delaware (Kent County). During the 2024 school year, 3,679 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Lake Forest School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sarah Starkey2028
Jordan McCloskey2027
Earle Dempsey2026
Betty A. Wyatt2026
James Rau2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $11,822,000 $3,336 19%
Local: $9,806,000 $2,767 16%
State: $40,666,000 $11,475 65%
Total: $62,294,000 $17,577
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $60,095,000 $16,956
Total Current Expenditures: $55,449,000 $15,645
Instructional Expenditures: $31,314,000 $8,835 52%
Student and Staff Support: $6,835,000 $1,928 11%
Administration: $6,073,000 $1,713 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,227,000 $3,167 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,435,000 $687
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $108,000 $30


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 29 40-59 16 20-24 <50 25-29 36
2020-2021 26 <50 10-14 15-19 PS 20-24 33
2018-2019 49 40-59 32 35-39 >=50 40-44 57
2017-2018 47 >=50 27 35-39 >=50 45-49 56
2016-2017 52 <50 34 35-39 >=50 45-49 59
2015-2016 49 60-79 31 40-44 <50 40-44 56
2014-2015 45 60-79 24 30-34 <50 35-39 53
2013-2014 79 >=80 65 75-79 >=50 75-79 83
2012-2013 79 >=80 67 75-79 >=50 75-79 83
2011-2012 82 >=80 67 80-84 >=50 75-79 86
2010-2011 71 >=80 55 65-69 >=80 65-69 76

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 41 60-79 26 25-29 <50 35-39 47
2020-2021 44 >=50 20-24 35-39 PS 35-39 51
2018-2019 58 60-79 39 45-49 >=50 50-54 66
2017-2018 61 >=50 41 45-49 >=50 55-59 70
2016-2017 59 >=50 41 45-49 >=50 50-54 67
2015-2016 58 >=80 40 50-54 >=50 55-59 64
2014-2015 58 >=80 37 55-59 >=50 55-59 64
2013-2014 80 >=80 67 75-79 >=50 80-84 83
2012-2013 79 >=80 69 75-79 >=50 80-84 82
2011-2012 79 >=80 67 70-74 >=50 80-84 83
2010-2011 66 >=80 50 65-69 60-79 70-74 71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 92 PS 80-89 >=80 >=50 90-94
2020-2021 80 PS 70-79 >=80 PS >=50 75-79
2019-2020 78 85-89 >=50 >=80 70-74
2018-2019 78 85-89 >=50 >=80 70-74
2017-2018 85 PS 70-79 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 85 PS 70-79 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 82 PS 85-89 >=50 PS PS 75-79
2014-2015 80-84 >=50 80-89 >=50 PS 75-79
2013-2014 82 PS 80-89 >=80 PS 80-84
2012-2013 77 PS 70-79 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 74 PS 65-69 >=50 PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 79 PS 70-79 >=50 PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,679 1.8
2022-2023 3,611 1.9
2021-2022 3,544 1.1
2020-2021 3,505 -6.2
2019-2020 3,721 -0.7
2018-2019 3,746 -1.5
2017-2018 3,804 1.0
2016-2017 3,766 0.6
2015-2016 3,744 -0.8
2014-2015 3,775 1.5
2013-2014 3,717 -2.2
2012-2013 3,797 -0.2
2011-2012 3,806 -3.9
2010-2011 3,953 2.6
2009-2010 3,852 -0.6
2008-2009 3,877 -1.4
2007-2008 3,930 0.5
2006-2007 3,912 4.4
2005-2006 3,740 4.5
2004-2005 3,572 4.9
2003-2004 3,397 -0.9
2002-2003 3,429 0.8
2001-2002 3,402 -1.0
2000-2001 3,435 -1.0
1999-2000 3,470 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lake Forest School District (%) Delaware K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.2 4.4
Black 21.5 30.7
Hispanic 9.5 19.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 8.6 5.4
White 58.7 39.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Lake Forest School District had 233.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.00
Kindergarten: 8.00
Elementary: 123.50
Secondary: 97.00
Total: 233.50

Lake Forest School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 15.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 3.87
School Administrators: 15.00
School Administrative Support: 11.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 68.11
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 11.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 20.90
Other Support Services: 65.77


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Lake Forest School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Chipman (W.T.) Middle School9396-8
Delaware Early Childhood Center70PK-PK
Lake Forest Central Elementary School6024-5
Lake Forest East Elementary School340KG-3
Lake Forest High School9189-12
Lake Forest North Elementary School439KG-3
Lake Forest South Elementary School371KG-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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