Southern Delaware School of the Arts

Southern Delaware School of the Arts operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in Selbyville, Delaware, operated by Indian River School District. Current enrollment sits at 404 students spanning grades K through 8.

Indian River School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 10,753 students. Southern Delaware School of the Arts is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Southern Delaware School of the Arts records that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Southern Delaware School of the Arts has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Southern Delaware School of the Arts tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sussex County) records that the typical household earns roughly $81,497 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Southern Delaware School of the Arts is one of 55 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students).

Indian River Intensive Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southern Delaware School of the Arts has declined 14%, going from 469 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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