List of school districts in Delaware

This is a complete list of school districts in the US state of Delaware.

Public school districts

 * Appoquinimink School District
 * Brandywine School District
 * Caesar Rodney School District
 * Cape Henlopen School District
 * Capital School District
 * Christina School District
 * Colonial School District
 * Delmar School District
 * Indian River School District
 * Lake Forest School District
 * Laurel School District
 * Milford School District
 * New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District (County-wide overlay school district)
 * Polytech School District (County-wide overlay school district)
 * Red Clay Consolidated School District
 * Seaford School District
 * Smyrna School District
 * Sussex Technical School District (County-wide overlay school district)
 * Woodbridge School District

Direct state schools

 * Delaware School for the Deaf/Margaret S. Sterck School (Operated under contract to the Christina School District)
 * Ferris School (Operated by state Youth Rehabilitative Services)
 * First State School (Operated under contract to Christiana Care Health System)
 * George Washington Carver Vocational School (Closed in 1953)
 * James H. Groves Adult High School (Operated directly by state Department of Education)

Historical Districts
Prior to 1968, there were 50 school districts in the state. This changed to 26 in 1969. In 1978 the New Castle County School District formed from 11 school districts in that county; however in 1981 it was divided into four school districts. Since 1981 Delaware has 19 school districts. In 2009 there were proposals to change the number of districts to three, one per county, to save costs, although various parents in the state preferred having local school districts so individual communities could have more influence over education.