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Smyrna School District, Delaware

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 6,010 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Smyrna School District is a school district in Delaware (New Castle and Kent counties). During the 2024 school year, 6,010 students attended one of the district's eight 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 Smyrna 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
Christine Malec
Christopher Scuse
Jonathan Snow
Bobbi Jo Webber
Charlie Wilson

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: $11,010,000 $1,825 11%
Local: $19,028,000 $3,153 19%
State: $68,701,000 $11,386 70%
Total: $98,739,000 $16,364
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $95,700,000 $15,860
Total Current Expenditures: $91,019,000 $15,084
Instructional Expenditures: $55,811,000 $9,249 58%
Student and Staff Support: $9,204,000 $1,525 10%
Administration: $9,381,000 $1,554 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,623,000 $2,754 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,752,000 $290
Construction: $215,000 $35
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $510,000 $84


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 26 40-49 17 20-24 <50 25-29 32
2020-2021 22 40-49 11 15-19 <50 20-24 26
2018-2019 47 60-69 33 40-44 <50 50-54 54
2017-2018 49 80-89 35 45-49 <50 45-49 56
2016-2017 45 60-69 33 40-44 <50 45-49 50
2015-2016 45 50-59 31 35-39 <50 40-49 52
2014-2015 42 50-59 28 35-39 <=20 40-49 49
2013-2014 73 80-89 59 70-74 >=80 60-69 79
2012-2013 74 80-89 63 70-74 >=50 40-59 80
2011-2012 75 70-79 61 75-79 >=50 60-79 80
2010-2011 61 70-79 47 60-64 >=50 >=50 66

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 39 50-59 31 30-34 >=50 40-44 45
2020-2021 39 50-59 28 40-44 <50 45-49 43
2018-2019 56 80-89 44 50-54 <50 55-59 62
2017-2018 59 80-89 49 55-59 >=50 50-54 64
2016-2017 60 70-79 50 55-59 <50 70-74 63
2015-2016 62 70-79 53 50-54 <50 60-69 67
2014-2015 57 60-69 47 45-49 40-59 50-59 62
2013-2014 78 80-89 69 75-79 >=80 70-79 81
2012-2013 76 70-79 67 75-79 >=50 40-59 80
2011-2012 77 70-79 64 80-84 >=50 >=80 82
2010-2011 64 70-79 51 60-64 >=50 >=50 69

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 88 >=50 90-94 60-79 PS >=50 85-89
2020-2021 82 >=50 80-84 60-79 PS >=50 80-84
2019-2020 89 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS >=50 85-89
2018-2019 89 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS >=50 85-89
2017-2018 89 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 89 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 89 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 86 PS 90-94 >=80 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 78 >=50 80-84 >=50 PS 70-74
2012-2013 78 PS 75-79 >=80 PS 75-79
2011-2012 81 PS 80-84 >=50 PS 80-84
2010-2011 80 PS 85-89 40-59 75-79


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 6,010 -0.9
2022-2023 6,067 0.5
2021-2022 6,034 2.5
2020-2021 5,883 0.0
2019-2020 5,882 3.2
2018-2019 5,691 3.6
2017-2018 5,486 2.0
2016-2017 5,378 2.8
2015-2016 5,229 -0.9
2014-2015 5,274 0.8
2013-2014 5,230 9.3
2012-2013 4,745 -7.8
2011-2012 5,116 2.6
2010-2011 4,981 2.6
2009-2010 4,853 4.0
2008-2009 4,657 4.2
2007-2008 4,460 5.2
2006-2007 4,230 7.1
2005-2006 3,930 7.3
2004-2005 3,645 9.2
2003-2004 3,311 2.0
2002-2003 3,246 -7.6
2001-2002 3,494 3.3
2000-2001 3,379 -0.9
1999-2000 3,409 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Smyrna School District (%) Delaware K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 4.4
Black 33.3 30.7
Hispanic 9.2 19.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.1 5.4
White 50.7 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, Smyrna School District had 378.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.9.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 11.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 202.00
Secondary: 164.00
Total: 378.00

Smyrna School District employed 0.00 district administrators and 24.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.00
District Administrative Support: 9.00
School Administrators: 24.00
School Administrative Support: 13.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 130.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 14.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 43.00
Other Support Services: 63.00


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 Smyrna School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Clayton Elementary School488KG-4
Clayton Intermediate School5195-6
Moore (John Bassett) School6644-6
North Smyrna Elementary School554PK-3
Smyrna Elementary School457KG-3
Smyrna High School1,7909-12
Smyrna Middle School1,0097-8
Sunnyside Elementary School529KG-4

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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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