School district · Delaware · LEAID 1000270
Delmar School District
Delmar School District spends $13,171 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Delaware districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Delmar School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $90,986
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $13,171
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,427
- Students enrolled
- 47th
- Pct. in DE
Near benchmark
Delmar School District spends $13,171 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Delaware districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $90,986, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,427 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower per-pupil spending: Delmar School District spends $13,171 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Delaware districts with a reliable figure.
- 47th percentile for Delaware
- 85th percentile nationally
- 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Delaware ranks #3 of 49 on the salary estimate and #44 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Delmar School District ranks #10 of 19 Delaware districts by estimated teacher salary and #19 of 19 by per-pupil spending. Christina School District leads both cuts in this pool; pay rank is still not spending rank
- +16.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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How the salary estimate is built
FY2023 teacher salary expenditure
$6,278,000 ÷ 69.00 reported teacher FTE = $90,986
- Regular program $4,630,000 · 73.7%
- Special education $1,228,000 · 19.6%
- Vocational programs $420,000 · 6.7%
These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.
LEAID 1000270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Delmar School F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $90,986 estimated average teacher salary · P47 in Delaware · P85 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: POLYTECH (+$552est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Delmar School
Salary neighbourhood · Delmar School
Delmar School sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Brandywine · low pole
Brandywine · low pole
$67,847 est. salary
- Woodbridge · near
Woodbridge · near
$88,522 est. salary
- Delmar · this district
Delmar · this district
$90,986 est. salary
- POLYTECH · near
POLYTECH · near
$91,538 est. salary
- Smyrna · near
Smyrna · near
$93,057 est. salary
- Christina · top pay
Christina · top pay
$117,104 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Delmar School
Delmar School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$90,986 Top 15% higher than 85% of 10,684 US districts
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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023
What stands out about Delmar School District
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +16.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Delaware's statewide +27.6% by 10.8 points.
- Enrolment grew 5.2% here, from 1,357 students in FY2019 to 1,427 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
Delaware sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $90,985.507
- Delaware price level
- 98.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $92,129
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+1% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Delaware sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.
Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Delaware compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.
How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Delmar School District
What the Numbers Say About Delmar School District
Delmar School District is a small school district in Delaware, serving 1,427 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,171. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $90,986, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1000270 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Delaware statewide average of $92,029, teacher pay in Delmar School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (29.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Delaware, it pays more than 47% of them. Delaware itself ranks #3 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Delmar School District reports $18.8M in total expenditure against $18.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.
How does Delmar School District compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Delaware average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Delmar School District pays +4.1% more than Red Clay Consolidated School District · per-pupil $13,171 vs $24,497
Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.
Data-derived comparison paths
Find comparable Delaware districts
On pay, Delmar School District sits closest to POLYTECH School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Laurel School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Delmar School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Delmar School District: closest on enrollment (1,427 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($90,986 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.
Similar enrollment
Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).
Similar estimated salary
Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.
Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.
Revenue & Expenditure
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Delmar School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Delaware Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Delaware districts belongs to Christina School District at $117,104. Delmar School District places 10 of 19 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Delaware sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Illinois and Minnesota are its nearest price peers.
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Smaller-district sample from 18 Delaware peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
This is a sample of 6 from 18 Delaware districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Delmar School District
What is the average teacher salary in Delmar School District?
The average teacher salary in Delmar School District is $90,986 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).
How does Delmar School District teacher pay compare to the Delaware average?
Delmar School District pays 1.1% less than the Delaware state average of $92,029. The district's average is $90,986.
How does Delmar School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Delmar School District pays 29.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $90,986.
What is the per-pupil spending in Delmar School District?
Delmar School District spends approximately $13,171 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Delmar School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 33% of Delmar School District's total expenditure of $18.8M (NCES FY2023).
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Disclaimer & data sources
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