📍 570 Tony Marchio Drive, Townsend, New Castle County, 19734
Odessa High School is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Townsend, New Castle County. The school has 917 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Appoquinimink School District school district. It serves grades 9–11 in a rural setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Odessa High School enrolls 917 students across grades 9–11. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 35% Black or African American and 6.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 451 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 320 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 5% |
| Asian | 36 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <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.
Odessa High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 14, state house district 9.
Odessa High School is one of 20 schools in Appoquinimink School District, based in Odessa, Delaware. The district serves 12,897 students district-wide and employs 862 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 917 students, Odessa High School is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe