Sussex Technical High School

Delaware Department of Education figures for this public school: 2024–25 fall enrollment and student groups, 2025–26 Smarter Balanced, SAT and DeSSA results, graduation for the class of 2023, dropouts, growth, ninth-grade on-track, 2024–25 chronic absence and discipline, and classroom teachers with their average salary — with federal CRDC 2023–24 Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment counts, labelled as federal. DDOE redacts results for small groups and near 0% or 100%; a redacted result is absent here, not zero. This dated record does not certify current operation.

NCES school code
100168000170
District
Sussex Technical School District
Grades in source year
09-12
Advanced Placement courses offered (federal CRDC) (2023-2024)
4 courses. U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection 2023–24 — a federal collection, reported by the school to the federal government, not a Delaware DOE figure. Delaware publishes no bulk file of Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment participation. Number of different AP courses the school reported offering; 0 where it reported offering none.
Students in at least one AP course (federal CRDC) (2023-2024)
94 students. U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection 2023–24 — a federal collection, reported by the school to the federal government, not a Delaware DOE figure. Delaware publishes no bulk file of Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment participation. Students enrolled in at least one AP course: the male, female and nonbinary counts CRDC reports, added.
Students in dual enrollment (federal CRDC) (2023-2024)
170 students. U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Civil Rights Data Collection 2023–24 — a federal collection, reported by the school to the federal government, not a Delaware DOE figure. Delaware publishes no bulk file of Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment participation. Students enrolled in a dual-enrollment or dual-credit program: the male, female and nonbinary counts CRDC reports, added; 0 where the school reported no program.
Chronically absent students (2020-2021)
7.67%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2021-2022)
6.91%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2022-2023)
4.79%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2023-2024)
4.38%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent students (2024-2025)
6.25%. DDOE Student Attendance: students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students enrolled (as of June).
Chronically absent: English learners (2024-2025)
10.26%. DDOE Student Attendance: English learners absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of English learners enrolled. DDOE's figure for the group; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Chronically absent: low-income students (2024-2025)
10.87%. DDOE Student Attendance: low-income students absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of low-income students enrolled. DDOE's figure for the group; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Chronically absent: students with disabilities (2024-2025)
11.17%. DDOE Student Attendance: students with disabilities absent for at least 10% of the school days they were enrolled, as a share of students with disabilities enrolled. DDOE's figure for the group; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Graduates ready for college or career (ESSA measure) (2021-2022)
85.23%. DDOE Student College and Career Preparedness (the ESSA measure in the Delaware School Success Framework): the share of the graduating cohort that met at least one of DDOE's college- or career-preparation routes — for example an Advanced Placement or IB exam score, dual-enrollment credit, a CTE pathway with an industry credential, or an SAT benchmark. It is a composite: it does not count Advanced Placement, dual enrollment or CTE participation on its own.
Graduates ready for college or career (ESSA measure) (2023-2024)
92.01%. DDOE Student College and Career Preparedness (the ESSA measure in the Delaware School Success Framework): the share of the graduating cohort that met at least one of DDOE's college- or career-preparation routes — for example an Advanced Placement or IB exam score, dual-enrollment credit, a CTE pathway with an industry credential, or an SAT benchmark. It is a composite: it does not count Advanced Placement, dual enrollment or CTE participation on its own.
Science proficiency (DeSSA) (2023-2024)
33.13%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA science assessment (grades 5, 8 and high school) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Science proficiency (DeSSA) (2024-2025)
33.33%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA science assessment (grades 5, 8 and high school) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Science proficiency (DeSSA) (2025-2026)
36.8%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA science assessment (grades 5, 8 and high school) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Social studies proficiency (DeSSA) (2023-2024)
29.87%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA social studies assessment (grades 4, 7 and 11) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Social studies proficiency (DeSSA) (2024-2025)
33.23%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA social studies assessment (grades 4, 7 and 11) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Social studies proficiency (DeSSA) (2025-2026)
26.84%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of students tested on the DeSSA social studies assessment (grades 4, 7 and 11) who scored proficient. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2020-2021)
0.63%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2021-2022)
1.95%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2022-2023)
2.97%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2023-2024)
4.9%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an in-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
5.96%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one in-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2020-2021)
0.86%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2021-2022)
4.81%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2022-2023)
6.32%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2023-2024)
4.68%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Students with an out-of-school suspension (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
4.71%. DDOE Student Discipline: students who received at least one out-of-school suspension during the school year, as a share of students enrolled. A student is counted once however many times disciplined. As each organisation reported it; a redacted rate is absent, not zero.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2019-2020)
1%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2020-2021)
0.7%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2021-2022)
0.5%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
Dropout rate (grades 9–12) (2022-2023)
1.3%. DDOE Student Dropout: official dropouts in grades 9–12 during the school year as a share of students enrolled in those grades. 2022–23 is the latest year DDOE has published.
End-of-year enrollment (enrolled at least one day) (2024-2025)
1,358 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, end-of-year enrollment: every student actively enrolled in the organisation for at least one day of the school year, so it is larger than any single-day count. It is the denominator DDOE uses for the student-group shares.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2015-2016)
1,444 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2016-2017)
1,344 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2017-2018)
1,248 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2018-2019)
1,240 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2019-2020)
1,241 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2020-2021)
1,239 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2021-2022)
1,306 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2022-2023)
1,292 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2023-2024)
1,323 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Fall enrollment (September 30) (2024-2025)
1,341 students. DDOE Student Enrollment, fall enrollment: students enrolled on September 30 of the school year (for 2024–25, September 30, 2024). All students, all grades.
Four-year graduation rate (2018-2019)
94.27%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate (2019-2020)
95.33%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate (2021-2022)
96.11%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
Four-year graduation rate (2022-2023)
95.65%. DDOE Student Graduation: four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate — students who earned a regular diploma within four years of first entering grade 9, as a share of the cohort. The period is the graduating class's school year: 2022–23 is the class of 2023, the latest DDOE has published. All students.
First-time ninth graders on track (2021-2022)
88.05%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
First-time ninth graders on track (2022-2023)
77.6%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
First-time ninth graders on track (2023-2024)
88.28%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
First-time ninth graders on track (2024-2025)
81.33%. DDOE Student On-Track in 9th Grade (Delaware School Success Framework): first-time ninth graders who earned credit in at least four of the five core subjects (English, math, science, social studies, world language).
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11 (2023-2024)
47.04%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11 (2024-2025)
44.04%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11 (2025-2026)
43.22%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11: low-income students (2025-2026)
39.13%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. Low-income students only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
SAT evidence-based reading and writing proficiency, grade 11: students with disabilities (2025-2026)
11.36%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in evidence-based reading and writing. Students with disabilities only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
SAT math proficiency, grade 11 (2023-2024)
12.15%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in math. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT math proficiency, grade 11 (2024-2025)
11.31%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in math. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT math proficiency, grade 11 (2025-2026)
11.36%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in math. All students. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted result is withheld, not shown as zero.
SAT math proficiency, grade 11: low-income students (2025-2026)
11.59%. DDOE Student Assessment Performance: share of grade 11 students tested on the spring school-day SAT who met DDOE's proficiency benchmark in math. Low-income students only, as DDOE defines the group. It is DDOE's own figure for the group, not a comparison between groups. A redacted result is absent, not zero.
Average years of experience: classroom teachers (2024-2025)
18 years. DDOE Educator Average Salary: average years of experience in education of full-time staff in the position.
Average salary: all staff (2021-2022)
$68,650.86. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2022-2023)
$68,347.32. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2023-2024)
$69,017.96. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: all staff (2024-2025)
$67,152.60. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2021-2022)
$77,720.05. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2022-2023)
$77,789.56. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2023-2024)
$79,853.97. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
Average salary: classroom teachers (2024-2025)
$83,734.60. DDOE Educator Average Salary: the average total salary of full-time staff in the position, from all funding sources, as DDOE publishes it. Where the position has one full-time equivalent the average is that one position's salary; the position and its FTE are shown beside it. DDOE also publishes separate state, local and federal averages; each is averaged over the staff paid from that source, so they do not add up to the total, and they are not shown or combined here.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2021-2022)
154.6 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2022-2023)
161.6 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2023-2024)
165.9 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2024-2025)
189.9 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
All staff (full-time equivalent) (2025-2026)
174.9 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2021-2022)
87 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2022-2023)
88 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2023-2024)
88 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2024-2025)
87 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
Classroom teachers (full-time equivalent) (2025-2026)
96 FTE. DDOE Educator Characteristics: full-time-equivalent positions of full-time staff in the organisation, all educators.
English learners (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
8.62%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students experiencing homelessness (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
1.03%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students from low-income households (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
23.71%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
Students with disabilities (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
13.18%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students in the group as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment (every student enrolled at least one day), as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is withheld, not shown as zero.
African American students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
16.2%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Asian American students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
1.33%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Hispanic or Latino students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
27.61%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
Multiracial students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
4.27%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.
White students (share of enrollment) (2024-2025)
49.78%. DDOE Student Enrollment: students of this race or ethnicity as a percentage of end-of-year enrollment, as DDOE publishes it. DDOE redacts small groups; a redacted share is absent, not zero.

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