Enrollment
1,228
Delaware · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Woodside, DE
Polytech High School
Federal NCES profile for Polytech High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 100075000092
👥 S:T ratio 47
📚 AP courses 40
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Polytech High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Delaware median.
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 13.2:1
- students per teacher
- 1,228
- students enrolled
Polytech High School has class sizes near the Delaware median. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Polytech School District · Delaware
NCES ID 100075000092 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
93.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.2:1
vs 13.9:1 Delaware avg
-5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Polytech High School compares with Delaware and U.S. medians
What stands out at Polytech High School
Polytech High School is a large high school in Woodside, Delaware, enrolling 1,228 students.
At 13.2:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Delaware median, within a few percentage points of the 13.9:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Delaware, bigger than 92% of state schools at 1,228 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 222 scored Delaware schools.
Its student body is led by White (54%) and African American (25%) (diversity index 63/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 8 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 246 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Polytech School District operates only this one school, so Polytech High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Polytech High School compares
Polytech High School on the metrics families compare, against Delaware and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Delaware | Delaware avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.2:1 | ▼ 5% | 13.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 1,228 | top 8% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
13.2:1
Leaner classes than 65% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,228
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
13.2:1
students per teacher
- 5% below state mean
Top 42% in Delaware - lower ratio than 58% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
21.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,564
per pupil, district-wide
- above Delaware avg of $16,990
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 246 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
58
in-school suspensions + 79 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 54.2%
African American 24.8%
Hispanic or Latino 10.5%
Two or More 8.2%
Asian 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: White at 54.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 62.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 62.7, Polytech High School is about as mixed as the Delaware school average of 61.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 8
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Polytech School District, which includes Polytech High School.
$18,564
Per student
+9%
vs Delaware
Avg $16,990
+12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.9%
State 59.7%
Federal 9.4%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Delaware, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~1,228 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Polytech High School
How many students attend Polytech High School?
Polytech High School has 1,228 students enrolled. It is a high school in Woodside, DE.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Polytech High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Polytech High School is 13.2:1, which is 5% lower than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 16% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Polytech High School?
The largest demographic group at Polytech High School is White at 54.2% of enrollment, in Woodside, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.7/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Polytech High School?
Polytech High School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Polytech High School a good school?
Polytech High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Delaware median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Polytech School District?
None reported; Polytech School District operates only Polytech High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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