Total enrollment
10,753
+161 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Indian River School District
Delaware · 10,753 students · 6 cities
Looking at the Indian River School District system: 17 public K-12 schools serving approximately 10,753 students inside Delaware, averaging 633 per school.
4-year change in Indian River School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Indian River School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Delaware | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,753 | #4 of 17 | #844 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #6 of 17 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #3 of 17 | #4,007 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #12 of 17 | #1,102 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Indian River School District
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 10,206 to 10,597 students (up 4%) and from 709 to 773 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Central High School | Georgetown | High | 09-12 | 2,012 |
| Indian River High School | Dagsboro | High | 09-12 | 1,073 |
| Georgetown Middle School | Georgetown | Middle | 06-08 | 861 |
| Georgetown Elementary School | Georgetown | Elementary | KG-05 | 825 |
| East Millsboro Elementary School | Millsboro | Elementary | KG-05 | 820 |
| Selbyville Middle School | Selbyville | Middle | 06-08 | 770 |
| North Georgetown Elementary School | Georgetown | Elementary | KG-05 | 754 |
| Millsboro Middle School | Millsboro | Middle | 06-08 | 726 |
| Long Neck Elementary School | Millsboro | Elementary | KG-05 | 712 |
| Lord Baltimore Elementary School | Ocean View | Elementary | KG-05 | 557 |
| Clayton (John M.) Elementary School | Frankford | Elementary | KG-05 | 446 |
| Southern Delaware School of the Arts | Selbyville | Elementary | KG-08 | 404 |
| Ennis (Howard T.) School | Georgetown | Combined | PK-12 | 340 |
| Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School | Selbyville | Elementary | KG-05 | 297 |
| Indian River Intensive Learning Center | Selbyville | High | 12-12 | 156 |
| Carver (G.W.) Educational Center | Frankford | Elementary | M-M | · |
| Sussex Central Middle | Georgetown | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Indian River School District
Indian River School District maintains 17 public schools across Delaware, collectively instructing roughly 10,753 students.
On the school-mix side, Indian River School District is built around 10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Indian River School District has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 10,592 students to 10,753.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Indian River School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.