📍 21150 Airport Road, Georgetown, Sussex County, 19947
Sussex Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Georgetown, Sussex County. The school has 1,118 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sussex Academy school district. It serves grades K–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sussex Academy enrolls 1,118 students across grades K–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 801 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 39 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sussex Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 19, state house district 37.
Sussex Academy is one of 1 schools in Sussex Academy, based in Georgetown, Delaware. The district serves 1,182 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,118 students, Sussex Academy is close to the district average of about 1,182 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant