Indian River School District
Public
Regional · 10 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Georgetown, Millsboro, Selbyville, Ocean View, Millville, Dagsboro, Frankford, Bethany Beach, South Bethany and Fenwick Island.
At a glance
10,753Students enrolled
17Schools
10Towns served
$20,516Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–5
Georgetown Elementary School or North Georgetown Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades K–8
Southern Delaware School of the Arts or Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 8
Selbyville Middle School or Southern Delaware School of the ArtsDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Sussex Central High School or Indian River High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs DE
Math proficiency25%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 88.9%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$20,516
per student each year · 8% below the DE average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
10,592’20
10,651’21
10,799’22
10,786’23
10,753’24
Students
White · 44%4,755
Hispanic · 38%4,119
Black · 11%1,229
Two or more races · 5%498
Asian · 1%106
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%36
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools17 in district
Georgetown Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 825 students · Georgetown
C-PublicEast Millsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 820 students · Millsboro
B-PublicNorth Georgetown Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 754 students · Georgetown
C-PublicLong Neck Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 712 students · Millsboro
B-PublicLord Baltimore Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 557 students · Ocean View
A+PublicClayton (John M.) Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 446 students · Frankford
BPublicSouthern Delaware School of the ArtsElementary · Grades K–8 · 404 students · Selbyville
APublicShowell (Phillip C.) Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 297 students · Selbyville
B-PublicGeorgetown Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 861 students · Georgetown
B-PublicSelbyville Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 770 students · Selbyville
BPublicMillsboro Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 726 students · Millsboro
BPublicSussex Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · Georgetown
BPublicIndian River High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · Dagsboro
A-PublicIndian River Intensive Learning CenterHigh · Grades 12 · 156 students · Selbyville
PublicEnnis (Howard T.) SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 340 students · Georgetown
C-PublicCarver (G.W.) Educational CenterGrades M · Frankford
PublicSussex Central MiddleGrades M · Georgetown
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.