📍 26026 Patriots Way, Georgetown, Sussex County, 19947
Sussex Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Georgetown, Sussex County. The school has 2,039 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Indian River School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sussex Central High School enrolls 2,039 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 138 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 36% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 953 | 47% |
| White | 733 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 240 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 3.8% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <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 Central 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 19, state house district 41.
Sussex Central High School is one of 16 schools in Indian River School District, based in Selbyville, Delaware. The district serves 10,753 students district-wide and employs 766 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,039 students, Sussex Central High School is larger than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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