Ennis (Howard T.) School
Georgetown · DE · Indian River School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Sussex Central High School → Delmarva Christian High School → Sussex Academy → Sussex Technical High School → Indian River High School → Sussex Consortium → Cape Henlopen High School → Indian River Intensive Learning Center →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 24% (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Ennis (Howard T.) School compares for families
What families should know about Ennis (Howard T.) School.
- ▸ 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: Sussex Central High School, Delmarva Christian High School, Sussex Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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 4% 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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 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 +13.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 340 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $18,796 per student in district revenue, the 303 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $5,695,188/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.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex Central High School Georgetown |
Public | 0.2 | 2,012 | +5.0% |
| Delmarva Christian High School Georgetown |
Private | 3.7 | 184 | -46.4% |
| Sussex Academy Georgetown |
Public · charter | 5.1 | 516 | +6.4% |
| Sussex Technical High School Georgetown |
Public | 6.5 | 1,341 | +2.7% |
| Indian River High School Dagsboro |
Public | 7.9 | 1,073 | +7.0% |
| Sussex Consortium Lewes |
Public | 9.5 | 122 | +27.1% |
| Cape Henlopen High School Lewes |
Public | 12.7 | 1,889 | +10.3% |
| Indian River Intensive Learning Center Selbyville |
Public | 12.9 | 9 | — |