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 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 100075000092
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 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 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Delaware median.

44
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.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+22 students YoY

Polytech High School held near 1,225 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+22 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 93.0 → 91.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+22 students YoY 100075000092 · Woodside, DE High · MID · TRAD

1,228 enr · 13.2:1 · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: North Marion High School (1,228 students)

Polytech High School held near 1,225 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+22 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 93.0 → 91.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Delaware schools → · Find another →

How Polytech High School compares

Polytech High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$19,904
per pupil, district-wide - above Delaware avg of $18,304
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.

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

District finance for Polytech School District reports $19,904 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 1,203 (2022-23) → 1,225 (2023-24), nearly flat (+22).

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 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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