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Sussex Technical High School

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Sussex Technical High School ranks 16 th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 61% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Sussex Technical High School is a public high school located in Georgetown, Delaware, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,323 students. The school is part of the Sussex Technical School District, which is ranked 7th out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sussex Technical High School has consistently ranked among the top 20 high schools in Delaware over the past several years, with rankings as high as 7th out of 40 schools in 2018-2019. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the SAT and DeSSA, is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 44.04% of 11th-grade students at Sussex Technical High School were proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.41%. The school has also maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 96.1% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly above the state average.

While Sussex Technical High School generally outperforms many of the nearby high schools, such as Milford Senior High School and Seaford Senior High School, in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance, Cape Henlopen High School, which is also within 20 miles, has consistently ranked higher than Sussex Technical in recent years and outperforms the school on several metrics, such as SAT/English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. Additionally, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.3% in 2023-2024 to 23.3% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that the school and district should address.

1,341

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,815

Per pupil spending ?

19%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17099 County Seat Highway
Georgetown, DE 19947-0351

(302) 856-0961

District: Sussex Technical School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

Hispanic:

27.3%

African American:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (89%)

✓Above the Delaware median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Delaware avg30%

16^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 32Sussex Technical School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	19 of 41	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.9	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	92.8	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	8 of 35	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	18 of 39	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	11 of 37	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	47.5	16 of 36	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.2	7 of 41	82.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	92.8	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	96.0	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	15 of 36	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	10 of 41	75.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	23.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	9 of 36	75.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)12th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-3 vs state

Science34%+12 vs state

Social Studies33%+5 vs state

Essay28%-5 vs state

Mathematics11%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)		DeSSA Social Studies (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Total
Sussex Technical High School	Public	9-12	17099 County Seat Highway	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Sussex Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 856-0961	1,341	87	15.4		671 (50.0%)	218 (16.3%)	366 (27.3%)	17 (1.3%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (4.3%)	54.3	16^th of 41 public high schools	61.0%		55.4	19^th of 41 public high schools	53.7%	3		34.3	33.2	44.0	11.3	28.1	$24,815
Sussex Central High School	Public	9-12	26026 Patriots Way	Georgetown	19947	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 934-3166	2,012	131	15.3		657 (32.7%)	262 (13.0%)	982 (48.8%)	25 (1.2%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	77 (3.8%)	37.7	24^th of 41 public high schools	41.5%		32.7	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%	1	20.7	12.7	19.2	37.8	20.1	29.6	$20,152
Seaford Senior High School	Public	9-12	399 North Market Street Ext	Seaford	19973	Sussex County	Seaford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 629-4587	960	45	21.3		229 (23.9%)	377 (39.3%)	285 (29.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.4%)	19.3	35^th of 41 public high schools	14.6%		19.5	34^th of 41 public high schools	17.1%	1		17.0	17.1	21.4	4.1	17.8	$17,873
Laurel Senior High School	Public	9-12	1133 South Central Avenue	Laurel	19956	Sussex County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 875-6120	753	41	18.3		300 (39.8%)	185 (24.6%)	188 (25.0%)	7 (0.9%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.6%)	16.9	36^th of 41 public high schools	12.2%		18.6	35^th of 41 public high schools	14.6%	1		11.5	15.5	26.6	3.2	18.1	$16,787
Woodbridge High School	Public	9-12	14712 Woodbridge Road	Greenwood	19950	Sussex County	Woodbridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 232-3333	728	47	15.4		298 (40.9%)	169 (23.2%)	211 (29.0%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.5%)	24.5	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%		26.8	29^th of 41 public high schools	29.3%	3		24.2	14.7	33.5	5.3	13.0	$19,239
Indian River High School	Public	9-12	29772 Armory Road	Dagsboro	19939	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 732-1500	1,073	81	13.2		653 (60.9%)	92 (8.6%)	281 (26.2%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	30 (2.8%)	67.9	9^th of 41 public high schools	78.0%		75.2	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%	2		26.2	28.2	53.6	20.6	51.2	$21,869
Delmar High School	Public	9-12	200 North Eighth Street	Delmar	19940	Sussex County	Delmar School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 846-9544	713	35	20.3		415 (58.2%)	112 (15.7%)	110 (15.4%)	27 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.3%)	34.2	27^th of 41 public high schools	34.1%		58.9	14^th of 41 public high schools	65.9%	13		17.4	21.1	37.0	13.7	23.4	$15,249
Indian River Intensive Learning Center	Public	12	31 Hosier Street	Selbyville	19975	Sussex County	Indian River School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 732-3800	156				91 (58.3%)	17 (10.9%)	31 (19.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)								(n/a)
Cape Henlopen High School	Public	9-12	1250 Kings Highway	Lewes	19958	Sussex County	Cape Henlopen School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 645-7711	1,889	125	15.1		1,181 (62.5%)	178 (9.4%)	394 (20.9%)	31 (1.6%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (4.9%)	69.5	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%		67.8	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%	3	41.9	21.1	32.4	62.9	29.6	30.9	$19,808
Milford Senior High School	Public	9-12	1019 North Walnut Street	Milford	19963	Kent County	Milford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 422-1610	1,271	65	19.5		523 (41.1%)	349 (27.5%)	332 (26.1%)	19 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.5%)	25.3	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		24.6	31^st of 41 public high schools	24.4%		14.3		22.1	40.7	5.5	19.4	$16,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Sussex Technical High School

What district is Sussex Technical High School in?

Sussex Technical School District

What is the racial makeup of Sussex Technical High School?

Students at Sussex Technical High School are 50% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Sussex Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,341 students attended Sussex Technical High School.

Is Sussex Technical High School a good school?

Sussex Technical High School ranks 16^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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