Smyrna High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Smyrna, Delaware

Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware enrolled 1,777 students in 2024-25 with 100.0 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Delaware high-school median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Delaware: 88.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

1,807 students in 2022-23, 1,790 students in 2023-24, 1,777 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 109.0 to 100.0.

Students enrolled at Smyrna High School by school year2022-23: 1,807, 2023-24: 1,790, 2024-25: 1,77705001k1.5k2k2022-231,8072023-241,7902024-251,777
Students enrolled at Smyrna High School by school year2022-23: 1,807, 2023-24: 1,790, 2024-25: 1,77705001k1.5k2k2022-231,8072023-241,7902024-251,777
Students enrolled at Smyrna High School by school year2022-23: 1,807, 2023-24: 1,790, 2024-25: 1,77705001k1.5k2k2022-231,8072023-241,7902024-251,777
Students enrolled at Smyrna High School by school year2022-23: 1,807, 2023-24: 1,790, 2024-25: 1,77705001k1.5k2k2022-231,8072023-241,7902024-251,777
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,807109.016.6
2023-241,790106.016.9
2024-251,777100.017.8

17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 of every 100 Delaware high schools

Among the 40 Delaware high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Smyrna High School 17.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherSmyrna High School 17.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Smyrna High School 17.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherSmyrna High School 17.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Smyrna High School 17.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherSmyrna High School 17.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Delaware high schools, 2024-2540 values from 9.2 to 24.3; Smyrna High School 17.8; state median 15.4.510152025students per full-time teacherSmyrna High School 17.8state median 15.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

17 AP courses and one counselor per 287 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smyrna High School enrolled 1,723 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 160 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses17
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 287 of the 1,723 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions160
  • Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.5% of students were White, 35.7% Black, 10.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White48.5%
  2. Black35.7%
  3. Hispanic10.3%
  4. Two or more races4.1%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Smyrna High School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtDelaware
Reading and language arts, 2021-2244%39%42.2%
Math, 2022-2322%26% (2021-22)30.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 439 students in Smyrna High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtDelaware
Four-year graduation rate93%93%88.9%
Students in the class43943910,914

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Smyrna High School

  1. First State Military AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.7 miles away: 433 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Early College School at Del StateThe next nearest public high school, 8.3 miles away: 583 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
  3. Compare Smyrna High School with First State Military AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Smyrna School District spends per student$16,084 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,084
  5. The largest public schools in DelawareSmyrna High School is the number 6 by size of 41 Delaware high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 41
  6. Delaware schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 15.4 for high schools.17.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Smyrna High School

  1. How many students attend Smyrna High School?
    1,777 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,807 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Smyrna, DE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Smyrna High School?
    17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for high schools is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Smyrna High School a Title I school?
    Smyrna High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Smyrna High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Smyrna High School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Smyrna High School?
    93% of the 439 students in Smyrna High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Smyrna High School in?
    Smyrna School District, NCES district ID 1001620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100162000299 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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