There were 1,560 students enrolled in Delmar School District during the 2023-24 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year’s 1,510 students welcomed, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.7% were male, and 48.3% were female.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 56.6% of the total enrollment in the district.
Delmar School District roughly covers schools within Sussex County and has a main office in Delmar.
Among the two schools in Delmar School District, Delmar Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of 812 students in the 2023-24 school year.
In total, there were 150,857 students in Delaware during the 2023-24 school year.
Governor Matt Meyer declared a ‘literacy emergency’ after NAEP scores released in 2024 showed Delaware eighth-graders’ reading proficiency hit a 27-year low. That year, only 41% of eighth-graders were considered proficient in reading, while 49% did not meet the math benchmarks of the national assessment.
Fourth-graders showed slight improvements in both subjects compared to 2023 but still remained below pre-pandemic levels.
| School Name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmar High School | 705 | 748 | 6.1% |
| Delmar Middle School | 805 | 812 | 0.9% |
