Cape Henlopen School District
Cape Henlopen School District is located in southeast Delaware. Cape Henlopen School District has 161.68 square miles of land area and 160.40 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cape Henlopen School District population is 47,964. Cape Henlopen School District median household income is $60,818 in 2010-2014. Cape Henlopen School District median house value is $314,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Cape Henlopen School District is better than the state average in quality.
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(7 out of 19, top 37%)Cape Henlopen School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations
1270 Kings Hwy
Lewes DE, 19958, Sussex County
Phone: 302-645-6686
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
| Total Students: | 5,034 | 4,930 | 4,845 | 4,634 | 4,560 | 4,519 | 4,424 |
| English Language Learner Students: | 212 | 189 | 193 | 193 | 219 | 180 | 190 |
| Total Teachers: | 379.00 | 377.00 | 353.00 | 331.00 | 367.00 | 349.00 | 336.00 |
| Prekindergarten: | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 18.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 16.00 | 14.00 |
| Elementary: | 181.00 | 183.00 | 159.00 | 150.00 | 177.00 | 165.00 | 158.00 |
| Secondary: | 174.00 | 170.00 | 171.00 | 157.00 | 169.00 | 166.00 | 161.00 |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Total Other Staff: | 462.00 | 453.00 | 399.00 | 412.00 | 464.80 | 356.90 | 368.60 |
| Instructional Aides: | 162.00 | 158.00 | 154.00 | 134.00 | 194.00 | 146.50 | 121.00 |
| Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 11.00 | 10.60 | 9.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 7.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | 6.00 |
| Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA |
| District Administrators: | 7.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | 10.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 5.53 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
| School Administrators: | 18.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 20.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 19.00 | 29.53 | 29.50 | 31.50 |
| Student Support Services: | 63.00 | 68.00 | 63.00 | 64.00 | 67.37 | 47.20 | 43.40 |
| Other Support Services: | 168.00 | 158.00 | 131.00 | 153.00 | 122.37 | 82.60 | 124.20 |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.28 | 13.08 | 13.73 | 14.00 | 12.43 | 12.95 | 13.17 |
Schools
| Beacon Middle School |  | Grade 4 to Grade 8 | 19483 John J. Williams Hwy, Lewes DE 19958 |
| Cape Henlopen High School |  | Grade 8 to Grade 12 | 1250 Kings Hwy, Lewes DE 19958 |
| H. O. Brittingham Elementary School |  | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 400 Mulberry St, Milton DE 19968 |
| Mariner Middle School |  | Grade 5 to Grade 8 | 16391 Harbeson Rd, Milton DE 19968 |
| Milton Elementary School |  | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 512 Federal St, Milton DE 19968 |
| Rehoboth Elementary School | | Prekindergarten to Grade 6 | 500 Stockley St, Rehoboth Beach DE 19971 |
| Shields (Richard A.) Elementary School | | Prekindergarten to Grade 5 | 910 Shields Ave, Lewes DE 19958 |
| Sussex Consortium | Prekindergarten to Grade 12 | 520 Dupont Ave, Lewes DE 19958 |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
| DCAS Test | |||||
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 58.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 69.24% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 63.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.29% | 73.34% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 40.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 42% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.64% | 42.20% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.25% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.11% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.10% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.43% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.98% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.69% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.86% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.79% | 50.33% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 57.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.87% | 65.71% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 62.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.68% | 73.79% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.26% | 67.11% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.38% | 71.85% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.99% | 59.59% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 61.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.40% | 71.31% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.99% | 72.57% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 47.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 51% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.34% | 49.64% |
| 2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 72% |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 84.59% | 69.35% |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 67% |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80.45% | 66.80% |
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School District Fiscal Information
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
| Total Revenue: | $93,757,000 | $19,351 | $88,973,000 | $19,200 | $80,885,000 | $17,738 | |||
| Federal: | $6,155,000 | $1,270 | 6.6% | $8,738,000 | $1,886 | 9.8% | $8,419,000 | $1,846 | 10.4% |
| State: | $47,480,000 | $9,800 | 50.6% | $43,916,000 | $9,477 | 49.4% | $41,053,000 | $9,003 | 50.8% |
| Local: | $40,122,000 | $8,281 | 42.8% | $36,319,000 | $7,838 | 40.8% | $31,413,000 | $6,889 | 38.8% |
| Total Expenditures: | $93,936,000 | $19,388 | $91,028,000 | $19,644 | $90,554,000 | $19,858 | |||
| Total Current Expenditures: | $72,244,000 | $14,911 | $75,323,000 | $16,254 | $74,031,000 | $16,235 | |||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $48,717,000 | $10,055 | 67.4% | $46,002,000 | $9,927 | 61.1% | $46,800,000 | $10,263 | 63.2% |
| Student and Staff Support: | $2,954,000 | $610 | 4.1% | $7,195,000 | $1,553 | 9.6% | $6,641,000 | $1,456 | 9.0% |
| Administration: | $7,982,000 | $1,647 | 11.0% | $7,593,000 | $1,639 | 10.1% | $7,006,000 | $1,536 | 9.5% |
| Operations, Food, Other: | $12,591,000 | $2,599 | 17.4% | $14,533,000 | $3,136 | 19.3% | $13,584,000 | $2,979 | 18.3% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $1,638,000 | $338 | $7,776,000 | $1,678 | $13,715,000 | $3,008 | |||
| Construction: | $1,458,000 | $301 | $7,253,000 | $1,565 | $13,177,000 | $2,890 | |||
| Total Other: | $18,087,000 | $3,733 | $208,000 | $45 | $22,000 | $5 | |||
| Interest on Debt: | $1,398,000 | $289 | $1,492,000 | $322 | $1,587,000 | $348 | |||
| Total Salary: | $30,927,000 | $6,383 | $40,387,000 | $8,715 | $41,528,000 | $9,107 | |||
| Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $21,062,000 | $4,347 | 68.1% | $26,804,000 | $5,784 | 66.4% | $29,176,000 | $6,398 | 70.3% |
| Other Salary: | $9,865,000 | $2,036 | 31.9% | $13,583,000 | $2,931 | 33.6% | $12,352,000 | $2,709 | 29.7% |
| Total Benefit: | $15,872,000 | $3,276 | $20,566,000 | $4,438 | $18,915,000 | $4,148 | |||
| Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $11,824,000 | $2,440 | 74.5% | $14,633,000 | $3,158 | 71.2% | $13,412,000 | $2,941 | 70.9% |
| Other Benefit: | $4,048,000 | $836 | 25.5% | $5,933,000 | $1,280 | 28.8% | $5,503,000 | $1,207 | 29.1% |
* Cape Henlopen School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.