Sussex Consortium
Lewes · DE · Cape Henlopen School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Ennis (Howard T.) School → John S. Charlton School → Positive Outcomes Charter School → Sussex Academy → Brennen School (The) → Great Oaks Charter School → Kent County Community School → Kent County Secondary ILC →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 75% in 2019 (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Sussex Consortium compares for families
What families should know about Sussex Consortium.
- ▸ LocallyDE sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Ennis (Howard T.) School, John S. Charlton School, Positive Outcomes Charter School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,799/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +6.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 439 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $33,735 per student in district revenue, the 154 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $5,195,190/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ennis (Howard T.) School Georgetown |
Public | 9.5 | 73 | +28.1% |
| John S. Charlton School Camden |
Public | 28.7 | 121 | +16.3% |
| Positive Outcomes Charter School Camden |
Public · charter | 29.8 | 93 | +10.7% |
| Sussex Academy Georgetown |
Public · charter | 8.2 | 516 | +6.4% |
| Brennen School (The) Newark |
Public | 68.9 | 103 | -29.5% |
| Great Oaks Charter School Wilmington |
Public · charter | 70.9 | 149 | -25.1% |
| Kent County Community School Dover |
Public | 33.0 | 77 | +20.3% |
| Kent County Secondary ILC Dover |
Public | 33.1 | 68 | +19.3% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantSussex Consortium is a public high school in Lewes, DE, enrolling 439 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 12% from 2021 to 2024.
1 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 1% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
12% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Sussex Consortium's graduation rate? Sussex Consortium's federal four-year graduation rate was about 75% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Sussex Consortium? Sussex Consortium is a public high school in Lewes, DE, enrolling 439 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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