Delaware auditor finds oversight failures behind Appoquinimink school district's multi-year deficit and 10% tax increase

After the Appoquinimink School District disclosed accounting errors and raised its local tax rate by 10 percent in mid-2025, Delaware's State Auditor issued a 14-page special inquiry report in September 2025. It found no evidence of theft or fraud but described failures in budgeting, reporting and review that resulted in large deficits for several years.