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Sussex Technical School District

Georgetown, Delaware · Public school district · #18 of 19 Delaware districts by enrollment

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1,341

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,030

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Delaware median

15.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Delaware median 15.3

Sussex Technical School District is a public school district based in Georgetown, Delaware, serving 1,341 students in 1 schools. By enrollment it ranks #18 of the 19 Delaware districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 1,341 students each, more than the Delaware median of 609. It spends about $18,030 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Delaware median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.

How Sussex Technical compares

Sussex TechnicalDelaware median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,030

Delaware median $16,182 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,408

Delaware median $9,173 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Students per school1,341

Delaware median 609 · 120% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.4

Delaware median 15.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor447

Delaware median 318 · 41% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 54%Local 41%

Measure	Sussex Technical	Delaware median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,030	$16,182	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,408	$9,173	FY2020-21
Total spending	$25.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	87	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	167	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.4	15.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	447	318	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Delaware median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Delaware

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Woodbridge School DistrictBridgeville	2,577	6	$16,182	13.8	#15
Laurel School DistrictLaurel	2,544	4	$12,563	17.3	#16
Delmar School DistrictDelmar	1,445	3	$10,966	20.1	#17
Sussex Technical School DistrictGeorgetown · this district	1,341	1	$18,030	15.4	#18
POLYTECH School DistrictWoodside	1,228	1	$17,965	15.3	#19

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kalkaska Public SchoolsKalkaska, MI	1,341	$12,926	15.1
Wood-Ridge School DistrictWood-Ridge, NJ	1,341	$17,094	12.8
Benton Carroll Salem LocalOak Harbor, OH	1,341	$14,004	14.9
Dakota Valley School District 61-8North Sioux City, SD	1,341	$9,927	15.1

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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