📍 500 Duck Creek Parkway, Smyrna, Kent County, 19977
Smyrna High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Smyrna, Kent County. The school has 1,807 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smyrna School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 109 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Smyrna High School enrolls 1,807 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 109 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 34% Black or African American and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 941 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 614 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 159 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 26 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| 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.
Smyrna High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
Smyrna High School is one of 8 schools in Smyrna School District, based in Smyrna, Delaware. The district serves 5,887 students district-wide and employs 385 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,807 students, Smyrna High School is larger than the district average of about 736 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize