Brandywine School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Bellefonte, Arden, Ardentown and Ardencroft, and parts of Wilmington.

At a glance

10,349Students enrolled

17Schools

4Towns served

$22,839Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

BellefonteArdenArdentownArdencroft

Grades K–12

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades K–12

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades K–12

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades K–12

9 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs DE

Math proficiency28%

State average 26.5%

Reading / language arts40%

State average 41.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 88.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$22,839

per student each year · 2% above the DE average

Spending

Classroom instruction47%

Support & administration50%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)39%

State51%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

10,405’20

10,401’21

10,367’22

10,350’23

10,349’24

Students

White · 40%4,136

Black · 38%3,920

Hispanic · 10%1,002

Asian · 6%643

Two or more races · 6%587

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%49

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Bellefonte1,388 people

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Arden627 people

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Ardentown233 people

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Ardencroft213 people

Also covers small parts of Wilmington.

Schools17 in district

Level

All 17 Preschool 1 Elementary 8 Middle 3 High 3 Other 2

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Claymont Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 937 students · Claymont

A-Public 📚

Hanby Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 520 students · Wilmington

BPublic 📚

Lancashire Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 510 students · Wilmington

B-Public 📚

Carrcroft Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 475 students · Wilmington

B-Public 📚

Lombardy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 466 students · Wilmington

B-Public 📚

Forwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 384 students · Wilmington

C-Public 📚

Maple Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 363 students · Claymont

DPublic 📚

Harlan (David W. ) Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 322 students · Wilmington

D-Public 📚

Talley Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–12 · 900 students · Wilmington

CPublic 📚

Springer Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 776 students · Wilmington

B-Public 📚

duPont (Pierre S.) Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 730 students · Wilmington

A-Public 🏫

Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,084 students · Wilmington

A-Public 🏫

Concord High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 994 students · Wilmington

A-Public 🏫

Brandywine High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 897 students · Wilmington

B+Public 📚

Mount Pleasant Elementary SchoolOther · Grades K–12 · 674 students · Wilmington

B+Public 📚

Bush (Charles W.) Pre-SchoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 317 students · Wilmington

Public 📚

Brandywine SITEGrades M · Claymont

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School DistrictCarneys Point · Penns Grove · $24,453 per student

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Pennsville Township School DistrictPennsville · $24,564 per student

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Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictElsmere · $23,294 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.