Sussex Montessori School

Located at 24960 Dairy Lane, in Seaford, Delaware, Sussex Montessori School is a tight-knit K-5 school that enrolls 383 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Sussex Montessori School.

Sussex Montessori School is a school of Sussex Montessori School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Sussex Montessori School records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 25% Black, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Sussex Montessori School logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.9:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sussex County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,497, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Sussex County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students), of which Sussex Montessori School is one.

The closest other public school is West Seaford Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

Sussex Montessori School operates from a low-density location. Sussex Montessori School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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