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Georgetown, Delaware - 1 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Sussex Academy #37 of 40 districts in Delaware (state average 39). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,636 per pupil, Sussex Academy ranks #36 of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending (Delaware districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sussex Academy operates 1 public schools serving 1,118 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Delaware. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sussex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,636 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 42 Delaware districts by per-pupil spending. See how Delaware compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.2% local, 70.4% state, and 6.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #37 of 40 in Delaware against a state average of 39, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 394:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.0% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Sussex Academy, enrolling 1,182 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Sussex Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Sussex Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sussex Academy a distant remainder — means Sussex Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Sussex Academy student-counselor ratio is 394:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Sussex Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 21.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Sussex Academy is typically wider than the Sussex Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Sussex Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,118 students.
How much does Sussex Academy spend per student?
Sussex Academy spends $12,636 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #37 in Delaware.
What is the demographic composition of Sussex Academy?
Sussex Academy students are 70.0% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sussex Academy?
Sussex Academy has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #37 out of 40 districts in Delaware.