High school (grades 9-12) · Middletown, DE

St. Georges Technical High School

Federal NCES profile for St. Georges Technical High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 100128000181
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
20
📋 Attendance
65
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

St. Georges Technical High School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 71% of Delaware schools.

#3 of 3
high schools in Middletown · Resource Index
33
Resource Index · Typical
15.2:1
large classes for Delaware
1,198
students enrolled

St. Georges Technical High School has class sizes larger than 71% of Delaware schools. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, St. Georges Technical High School ranks #3 of 3 high schools in Middletown, DE.

Enrollment

1,198

Delaware · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

79.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.2:1

vs 13.9:1 Delaware avg

+9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How St. Georges Technical High School compares with Delaware and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at St. Georges Technical High School

St. Georges Technical High School is a large high school in Middletown, Delaware, enrolling 1,198 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.2:1 puts it in the larger third of Delaware schools by student-teacher ratio.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Delaware, bigger than 92% of state schools at 1,198 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 222 scored Delaware schools.

Its student body is led by White (43%) and African American (34%) (diversity index 67/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 399 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

14.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District spends $20,607 per pupil, 21% above the Delaware average, a better-resourced district than most.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Middletown's high schools, it stands alongside Appoquinimink High School (1,357 students): St. Georges Technical High School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (15.2:1 vs 14.9:1).

New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District also operates Delcastle Technical High School (1,605 students) and Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School (1,104 students) alongside St. Georges Technical High School.

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 St. Georges Technical High School compares

St. Georges Technical 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 15.2:1 ▲ 9% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,198 top 8% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.2:1
Leaner classes than 45% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,198
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.2:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 71% in Delaware - lower ratio than 29% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
14.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$20,607
per pupil, district-wide - above Delaware avg of $16,990
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 399 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 27 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

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 43.2%
African American 34.1%
Hispanic or Latino 13.5%
Two or More 6.4%
Asian 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 43.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.4, St. Georges Technical High School is more mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, which includes St. Georges Technical High School.

$20,607
Per student
+21%
vs Delaware
Avg $16,990
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 34.6%
State 58.4%
Federal 7.0%

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.

How St. Georges Technical High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Delcastle Technical High School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Howard High School of Technology Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to St. Georges Technical High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Middletown

2 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on St. Georges Technical High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about St. Georges Technical High School

How many students attend St. Georges Technical High School?

St. Georges Technical High School has 1,198 students enrolled. It is a high school in Middletown, DE.

What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Georges Technical High School?

The student-teacher ratio at St. Georges Technical High School is 15.2:1, which is 9% higher than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of St. Georges Technical High School?

The largest demographic group at St. Georges Technical High School is White at 43.2% of enrollment, in Middletown, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for St. Georges Technical High School?

St. Georges Technical High School has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does St. Georges Technical High School rank among high schools in Middletown?

By Resource Investment Index, St. Georges Technical High School ranks #3 of 3 high schools in Middletown, DE. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Middletown on the city page.

Is St. Georges Technical High School a good school?

St. Georges Technical High School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 71% of Delaware schools. 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 New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District?

Besides St. Georges Technical High School, New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District also operates Delcastle Technical High School (1,605 students), Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School (1,104 students), and Howard High School of Technology (905 students). See the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.