Average Teacher Salary in Delaware
The average teacher salary in Delaware for the year 2009 was $52,957. This was a 2.2 percent decrease from the year 2008 when Delaware teacher salaries averaged $54,130. This in turn was a 7.6 percent increase from the $50,290 average in 2007. The period from 2007 to 2009 saw a 5.3 percent increase in teaching salaries in Delaware.
Delaware teacher salaries exceeded the national average of $49,720 in 2009. They were also higher than the national average of $48,353 in 2008. The percentage change in teaching salary in Delaware exceeded the national average increase of 2.8 percent for the period 2008 to 2009.
Teacher salaries in Delaware ranked 13th in the nation in 2009. This was a drop in standings from 11th place in 2008. However, Delaware teacher salaries ranked 16th in 2007, so on the whole Delaware’s standing in 2009 indicates a continuing climb generally.
Average teacher salary in Delaware increased, then dropped in the 2007-2009 period. The following Delaware teacher salary schedule summarizes this information:
| Average Salary | Percent Change | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2009 | Rank | 2008 | Rank | 2007 | 2008 to 2009 | 2007 to 2008 | 2007 to 2009 | ||
| Delaware | 13 | $52,956.67 | 11 | $54,130.00 | 16 | $50,290.00 | -2.17% | 7.64% | 5.30% | |
Read our article on becoming a teacher in Delaware if you are interested in teaching in Delaware.
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Financial Data for Delaware
State Spending on Teachers
- Salary expenditure on all teachers (including home schoolers, special education, non-certified teachers): $578,066,875
- Benefits expenditures for teachers: $257,760,317
- Instructional expenditures for teaching supplies: $33,087,199
- Total current instructional expenditures per student (teacher salary and curriculum): $7,196
- Total current expenditures per student: $13,719
Revenue Per Student From Various Sources
- State revenue per student: $8,556
- Federal revenue per student: $1,085
State Sources of Revenue for Schools
- Revenue by state property tax: $422,756,736
- Revenue by local government property tax: $-1
- Federal grants direct to local districts: $0
- Federal grants through state: $131,330,006
Delaware School Districts
| School District | Full Time Teachers | Student to Teacher Ratio | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Of Dover Charter School | 17 | 14 to 1 | 104 Saulsbury Rd
Dover, DE 19904 302-674-0684 |
| Appoquinimink School District | 532 | 16 to 1 | 313 South Fifth St
Odessa, DE 19730 302-376-4128 |
| Brandywine School District | 729 | 14 to 1 | 1000 Pennsylvania Ave
Claymont, DE 19703 302-793-5000 |
| Caesar Rodney School District | 472 | 15 to 1 | 219 Old North Rd
North Grosvenordale, DE 19934 302-697-2173 |
| Campus Community Charter School | 39 | 15 to 1 | 21 North Bradford St
Dover, DE 19904 302-736-3300 |
| Cape Henlopen School District | 349 | 13 to 1 | 1270 Kings Hwy
Lewes, DE 19958 302-645-6686 |
| Capital School District | 436 | 14 to 1 | 945 Forest St
Dover, DE 19904 302-672-1500 |
| Charter School Of Wilmington | 46 | 21 to 1 | 100 North Dupont Rd
Wilmington, DE 19807 302-651-2727 |
| Christina School District | 1,178 | 15 to 1 | 600 North Lombard St
Wilmington, DE 19801 302-552-2600 |
| Colonial School District | 640 | 16 to 1 | 318 East Basin Rd
New Castle, DE 19720 302-323-2700 |
| Delaware College Preparatory Academy | not available | not available | 2916 Duncan Rd
Wilmington, DE 19908 302-762-7424 |
| Delaware Military Academy | 23 | 23 to 1 | 112 Middleboro Rd
Wilmington, DE 19804 302-998-0745 |
| Delmar School District | 66 | 18 to 1 | 200 North Eighth St
Delmar, DE 19940 302-846-9544 |
| East Side Charter School | 31 | 12 to 1 | 3000 North Claymont St
Wilmington, DE 19802 302-762-5834 |
| Edison (thomas A.) Charter School | 50 | 17 to 1 | 2200 North Locust St
Wilmington, DE 19802 302-778-1101 |
| Family Foundations Academy | 26 | 15 to 1 | 1101 Delaware St
New Castle, DE 19720 302-324-8901 |
| Indian River School District | 580 | 15 to 1 | 31 Hosier St
Selbyville, DE 19975 302-436-1000 |
| Kuumba Academy Charter School | 19 | 13 to 1 | 519 North Market St
Wilmington, DE 19801 302-472-6450 |
| Lake Forest School District | 273 | 14 to 1 | 5423 Killens Pond Rd
Felton, DE 19943 302-284-3020 |
| Laurel School District | 137 | 15 to 1 | 1160 South Central Ave
Laurel, DE 19956 302-875-6100 |
| Milford School District | 258 | 16 to 1 | 906 Lakeview Ave
Milford, DE 19963 302-422-1600 |
| Mot Charter School | 37 | 18 to 1 | 1156 Levels Rd
Middletown, DE 19709 302-376-5125 |
| Moyer (maurice J.) Academy | 26 | 13 to 1 | 97 Vandever Ave
Wilmington, DE 19899 302-428-9500 |
| New Castle County Votech School District | 325 | 14 to 1 | 1417 Newporoute Rd
Wilmington, DE 19804 302-995-8000 |
| Newark Charter School | 67 | 19 to 1 | 2001 Patriot Way
Newark, DE 19711 302-369-2001 |
| Odyssey Charter School | 21 | 14 to 1 | Building 40
Wilmington, DE 19805 302-994-6490 |
| Pencader Business And Finance Charter High School | 30 | 19 to 1 | 170 Lukens Dr
New Castle, DE 19720 302-472-0794 |
| Polytech School District | 84 | 14 to 1 | 823 Walnut Shade Rd
Woodside, DE 19980 302-697-2170 |
| Positive Outcomes Charter School | 12 | 10 to 1 | 3337 South Dupont Hwy
Camden, DE 19934 302-697-8805 |
| Prestige Academy | not available | not available | 2916 Duncan Rd
Wilmington, DE 19908 302-762-4782 |
| Providence Creek Academy Charter School | 41 | 16 to 1 | 355 West Duck Creek Rd
Clayton, DE 19938 302-653-6276 |
| Red Clay Consolidated School District | 956 | 16 to 1 | 4550 New Linden Hill Rd
Wilmington, DE 19808 302-552-3700 |
| Seaford School District | 232 | 15 to 1 | 390 North Market St Extend
Seaford, DE 19973 302-629-4587 |
| Smyrna School District | 281 | 17 to 1 | 22 South Main St
Smyrna, DE 19977 302-653-8585 |
| Sussex Academy Of Arts And Sciences | 17 | 19 to 1 | 21777 Sussex Pines Rd
Georgetown, DE 19947 302-856-3636 |
| Sussex Technical School District | 93 | 14 to 1 | 17137 County Seat Hwy
Georgetown, DE 19947 302-856-2541 |
| Woodbridge School District | 142 | 14 to 1 | 16359 Sussex Hwy
Bridgeville, DE 19933 302-337-7990 |
