Long Neck Elementary School

Long Neck Elementary School, a sprawling elementary school in Millsboro, Delaware, one of the schools within Indian River School District, serves 712 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 461 students each, so Long Neck Elementary School sits 54% bigger than that benchmark.

Indian River School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 10,753 students; Long Neck Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Long Neck Elementary School lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sussex County shows median household earnings sit near $81,497, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sussex County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students), of which Long Neck Elementary School is one.

East Millsboro Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 800 students in 2018 compared to 712 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 58% to 48% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.