Appropriated budget (state budget dataset, converted from thousands) against actual checkbook payments. Differences reflect fund types, timing, and spending outside the checkbook — a lead, not a verdict.
| Fiscal year | Budgeted | Checkbook actual | Actual / budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY18 | $1,423,459,400 | $2,473,981,604 | 174% |
| FY19 | $1,487,427,800 | $2,658,662,065 | 179% |
| FY20 | $1,577,199,900 | $2,768,567,182 | 176% |
| FY21 | $1,649,691,800 | $2,889,908,674 | 175% |
| FY22 | $1,715,600,400 | $3,120,520,474 | 182% |
| FY23 | $1,837,913,300 | $3,443,792,321 | 187% |
| FY24 | $1,991,044,900 | $3,637,199,954 | 183% |
| FY25 | $2,163,067,400 | $3,919,786,233 | 181% |
| FY26 | $2,395,424,300 | $4,081,103,071 | 170% |
Budget source: “Education” in the appropriated budgets dataset. Open source dataset ↗
From 14,371,805 expenditure line items — how this department's spending breaks down by fund and account.
Source: checkbook expenditure details. Open source dataset ↗
| Program | Total | Vendors | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina School District | $2,871,243,213 | 5,710 | FY18–FY26 |
| Red Clay Consolidated Sch Dist | $2,854,200,525 | 5,468 | FY18–FY26 |
| Appoquinimink School District | $2,331,773,446 | 4,033 | FY18–FY26 |
| Brandywine School District | $2,046,143,007 | 3,917 | FY18–FY26 |
| Indian River School District | $1,854,388,444 | 3,658 | FY18–FY26 |
| Colonial School District | $1,727,027,712 | 4,725 | FY18–FY26 |
| Cape Henlopen School District | $1,553,050,219 | 4,247 | FY18–FY26 |
| Capital School District | $1,305,732,196 | 3,759 | FY18–FY26 |
| Caesar Rodney School District | $1,241,598,647 | 3,166 | FY18–FY26 |
| New Castle County Vo-Tech Sch | $1,197,889,502 | 2,775 | FY18–FY26 |
| Smyrna School District | $889,652,841 | 2,437 | FY18–FY26 |
| Student Support | $781,504,773 | 948 | FY19–FY26 |
| Milford School District | $673,796,099 | 1,975 | FY18–FY26 |
| Lake Forest School District | $567,524,444 | 3,255 | FY18–FY26 |
| Special Needs Programs | $546,869,190 | 830 | FY18–FY26 |
| Seaford School District | $539,351,648 | 1,764 | FY18–FY26 |
| Woodbridge School District | $422,383,383 | 1,690 | FY18–FY26 |
| Newark Charter School | $404,585,259 | 1,634 | FY18–FY26 |
| Laurel School District | $371,932,875 | 1,266 | FY18–FY26 |
| Sussex Technical Schl District | $370,530,294 | 1,539 | FY18–FY26 |
| Fiscal year | Total | Payments | Vendors |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY18 | $2,473,981,604 | 594,725 | 13,330 |
| FY19 | $2,658,662,065 | 603,493 | 13,673 |
| FY20 | $2,768,567,182 | 600,654 | 16,254 |
| FY21 | $2,889,908,674 | 558,687 | 11,787 |
| FY22 | $3,120,520,474 | 628,983 | 12,410 |
| FY23 | $3,443,792,321 | 657,855 | 13,282 |
| FY24 | $3,637,199,954 | 679,975 | 12,955 |
| FY25 | $3,919,786,233 | 679,784 | 13,084 |
| FY26 | $4,081,103,071 | 683,353 | 11,825 |