📍 200 North Eighth Street, Delmar, Sussex County, 19940
Delmar High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Delmar, Sussex County. The school has 670 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Delmar School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Delmar High School enrolls 670 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 17% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 421 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <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.
Delmar High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 21, state house district 40.
Delmar High School is one of 3 schools in Delmar School District, based in Delmar, Delaware. The district serves 1,445 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 670 students, Delmar High School is larger than the district average of about 482 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small