Top Rankings
Brandywine School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Delaware for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 272 students in Brandywine School District.
Public Preschools in Brandywine School District have a diversity score of 0.57, which is less than the Delaware public preschool average of 0.69.
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Delaware public preschool average of 56% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (DE)
# Schools
17 Schools
27 Schools
# Students
10,350 Students
7,056 Students
# Teachers
778 Teachers
743 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Brandywine School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 42 school districts in Delaware (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has increased from 85% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#15 out of 42 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
21%
Graduation Rate
89%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.68
0.69
# American Indian Students
53 Students
19 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
658 Students
296 Students
% Asian Students
6%
4%
# Hispanic Students
918 Students
1,147 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
16%
# Black Students
3,915 Students
2,136 Students
% Black Students
38%
30%
# White Students
4,258 Students
3,074 Students
% White Students
41%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
14 Students
2 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
534 Students
382 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
272
2,357
# Students in K Grade:
728
2,474
# Students in 1st Grade:
771
430
# Students in 2nd Grade:
804
441
# Students in 3rd Grade:
759
219
# Students in 4th Grade:
766
113
# Students in 5th Grade:
791
106
# Students in 6th Grade:
794
97
# Students in 7th Grade:
807
86
# Students in 8th Grade:
828
104
# Students in 9th Grade:
771
88
# Students in 10th Grade:
787
88
# Students in 11th Grade:
742
78
# Students in 12th Grade:
730
375
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,767 is higher than the state median of $20,321. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,348 is higher than the state median of $18,401. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$215 MM
$2,882 MM
Spending
$200 MM
$2,610 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,767
$20,321
Spending / Student
$19,348
$18,401
Best Brandywine School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
Bush (Charles W.) Pre-school
Special Education School
2523 Berwyn Road
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 479-1617
Wilmington, DE 19810
(302) 479-1617
Grades: PK
| 272 students
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