Facts and Figures about the Brandywine School District

The Brandywine School District covers 33 square miles in Northern New Castle County, Delaware, encompassing a portion of the City of Wilmington, the towns of Claymont and Bellefonte, and the village of Arden.  Click here for the 2015-2016 Fact Sheet.

Facts about our students:

• Total Student Enrollment – 10,740
• 44% of our students take Advanced Placement courses
• Brandywine offers the rigorous International Baccalaureate program from grades 6-12
• We offer the state's only fulltime, self-contained gifted program in grades K-8
• More students choice into the District rather than out by a 3 to 1 ratio
• The district spends $14,458 per pupil.  Of this, approximately 76% is spent on direct instructional needs (compared to 70% statewide), 23% on support and operations (compared to 29% statewide), and only 1% on general administration. 
• Our District-wide SAT average scores:  Math – 448;   Critical Reading – 438;   Writing – 433.  All are higher than the state averages.

Student Race/Ethnicity:

 Additional Enrollment Characteristics:

 Facts about our teaching staff:

• 53% have a Masters degree; 46% have a bachelor’s degree; 1% have a Doctorate.
• 41 teachers have National Board Certification (the highest credential available, nationwide)
• Our new teachers had, on average,  a 3.5 GPA in college
• Our teachers have an average of 13 years teaching experience
• Beginning teachers (bachelor’s degree with no experience) earn $37,311 annually; our top of scale teachers (master’s degree plus 45 credits, plus 30 years teaching) earn $80,426 annually
• We have one teacher for every 14.6 students

Note: Some positions are part-time.  A full-time staff member is equal to 1.0 on the scale. A half-time person is equal to a .5 on the scale.  Some employees may work a portion of a full or part-time schedule.