Georgetown Middle School

Georgetown Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Georgetown, Delaware, overseen by Indian River School District. Current enrollment sits at 861 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 31% bigger than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 655 students.

Across the 15 schools in Indian River School District (10,753 students total), Georgetown Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Georgetown Middle School records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 21% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Sussex County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Sussex County shows median household earnings sit near $81,497, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Georgetown Middle School is one of 55 public schools in Sussex County (combined enrollment of about 32,366 students).

Nearest neighbor: Georgetown Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Georgetown Middle School has increased 15%, going from 750 students in 2018 to 861 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 56% to 65%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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