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Sussex Technical High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 341 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 344 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 337 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 319 | 24% |
Where Sussex Technical High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Delaware | In Sussex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,341 | #10 of 41 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #18 of 38 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #23 of 38 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #18 of 28 | #7 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,341 | 87 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,323 | 91 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,292 | 89 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,239 | 86 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,248 | 89 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,444 | 92 | 15.7:1 | 19% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 1,295 | 123 | 10.5:1 | 32% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 1,158 | 85 | 13.6:1 | 20% (235) |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,248 to 1,341); teachers down 2% (89 to 87).
About Sussex Technical High School
Located in Georgetown, Delaware, Sussex Technical High School is a mid-sized high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,341 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Delaware enroll around 1,068, and this school is 26% larger than that mark.
The school's district is Sussex Technical School District.
The student body at Sussex Technical High School is 50% White. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Sussex County, the White share is about 74%. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Sussex Technical High School are from different groups.
Sussex Technical High School lists 87 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.4 students per teacher. Across high schools in Delaware, the average ratio is 16.6:1.
Sussex County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,497 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Sussex Technical High School shares Sussex County with 54 other public schools.
A public school about 3.9 miles away, Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence, is the closest to Sussex Technical High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.
NCES assigns Sussex Technical High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 102 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 14.4:1 in 2020-21 and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
Sussex Technical High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Sussex County at a glance
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Related schools
- Sussex Central High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
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- Ennis (Howard T.) SchoolCombined · 340 students
- Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence3.9 mi · 208
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