Sussex Academy

Set in Georgetown, Delaware, Sussex Academy is a large multi-level school, run under Sussex Academy. It caters to 1,182 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, Delaware's public schools average about 703 students each, so Sussex Academy sits 68% bigger than that benchmark.

Sussex Academy sits inside Sussex Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Sussex Academy reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Sussex Academy shows 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.1:1 average.

Around the school, Sussex County reports that median household income runs about $81,497, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Sussex County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students), of which Sussex Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Georgetown Elementary School, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Sussex Academy operates from a town-center location. Sussex Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Sussex Academy's enrollment has ticked up 56% since 2018, when it stood at 759 (now 1,182).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Sussex Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.