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Indian River School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Georgetown, Millsboro, Selbyville, Ocean View, Millville, Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Frankford, South Bethany and Fenwick Island.

Georgetown’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Delaware school districts

Students
10,753
Schools
15
Spent per student
$20,516
DE $22,312
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$183.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Indian River School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of Delaware districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the DE average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $183.4M, about $17,054 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 42 Delaware school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Georgetown 8,291B−Millsboro 7,890B−Selbyville 3,381B−Ocean View 3,107B−Millville 2,145B−Bethany Beach 1,104Dagsboro 983Frankford 935South Bethany 538Fenwick Island 398

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Georgetown. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Georgetown Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. DE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 29.2% · 5,663 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 42.2% · 5,599 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 88.9% · 859 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,516 per student · 8% below DE
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 59%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
10,592’20
10,651’21
10,799’22
10,786’23
10,753’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 44%Hispanic 38%Black 11%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Delaware’s other public schools.

Ennis (Howard T.) School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Georgetown
C−
340 students6:1
Georgetown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
C−
825 students14:1
East Millsboro Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Millsboro
B−
820 students16:1
North Georgetown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
C−
754 students16:1
Long Neck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Millsboro
B−
712 students15:1
Lord Baltimore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ocean View
A+
557 students13:1
Clayton (John M.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Frankford
B
446 students12:1
Southern Delaware School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Selbyville
A
404 students13:1
Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Selbyville
B−
297 students12:1
Georgetown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Georgetown
B−
861 students15:1
Selbyville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Selbyville
B
770 students15:1
Millsboro Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Millsboro
B
726 students14:1
Sussex Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Georgetown
B
2,012 students15:1
Indian River High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dagsboro
A−
1,073 students13:1
Indian River Intensive Learning Center
High · Grades 12 · Selbyville
156 students

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Delaware.