Seaford School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Seaford and Blades, and parts of Bridgeville.

At a glance

3,580Students enrolled

7Schools

2Towns served

$19,681Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

SeafordBlades

Grades K–2

West Seaford Elementary School424 students · SeafordThis district

Grades 3–5

Seaford Central Elementary School or Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Seaford Middle School800 students · SeafordThis district

Grades 9–12

Seaford Senior High School960 students · SeafordThis district

Grades K–2

Blades Elementary School410 students · BladesThis district

Grades 3–5

Seaford Central Elementary School or Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Seaford Middle School800 students · SeafordThis district

Grades 9–12

Seaford Senior High School960 students · SeafordThis 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 proficiency25%

State average 26.5%

Reading / language arts40%

State average 41.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

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

$19,681

per student each year · 12% below the DE average

Spending

Classroom instruction48%

Support & administration47%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State62%

Federal22%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,224’20

3,222’21

3,410’22

3,417’23

3,580’24

Students

Black · 36%1,280

Hispanic · 30%1,081

White · 25%911

Two or more races · 7%263

Asian · 1%32

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11

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

Towns served

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Seaford8,485 people

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Blades1,071 people

Also covers small parts of Bridgeville.

Schools7 in district

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Seaford Central Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 473 students · Seaford

A-Public 📚

Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 456 students · Seaford

A-Public 📚

West Seaford Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 424 students · Seaford

Public 📚

Blades Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 410 students · Blades

Public 📚

Seaford Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 800 students · Seaford

C+Public 🏫

Seaford Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 960 students · Seaford

C-Public 📚

Sussex Orthopedic ProgramOther · Grades PK–12 · 57 students · Seaford

Public

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

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.