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County / FIPS 10005

Sussex County

Delaware

Sussex County runs 52 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 4 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 3 carry an overall star rating.

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At a glance

Public schools

52schools

Hospitals

4facilities

With a star rating

3facilities

Land area

936sq mi

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Sussex County in numbers

American Community Survey five-year estimates ending 2024. These are sample estimates, not a count — each carries a margin of error, and where that margin is too wide to mean anything the figure is withheld rather than printed.

Population

255,626people

282nd of 3,222

Median household income

$81,497

524th of 3,222

Poverty rate

10.9%

985th of 3,222

Unemployment rate

5.3%

2190th of 3,222

Median home value

$382,600

333rd of 3,222, tied with 1

Median gross rent

$1,238

491st of 3,222, tied with 1

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.0%

573rd of 3,222

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. Margins of error are the Bureau’s own, at 90% confidence; margins for rates are derived using the Bureau’s published formulas.

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Federal money

Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Sussex County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.

Obligations, FY2025

$2.8B

246th of 3,233 among counties

Per resident

$11,7212020 population

Change since FY2021

+35%nominal

Fiscal years covered

5years

Federal obligations in Sussex County, FY2021–FY2025
$2B$2B$3B$3B
$3B
202120232025
▸ View as table
PeriodObligations
2021$2B
2022$2B
2023$2B
2024$3B
2025$3B

Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Sussex County ranks 246th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.

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Hospitals in Sussex County

Hospitals in Sussex County
HospitalCityCMS rating
Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford
Beebe Medical CenterLewes
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.Seaford
Sun Behavioral Delaware LlcGeorgetownNot rated
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Public schools in Sussex County

The 40 most complete records of 52. Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.

Public schools in Sussex County
SchoolDistrictCityEnrollment
Beacon Middle SchoolCape Henlopen School DistrictLewes648
Blades Elementary SchoolSeaford School DistrictBlades396
Cape Henlopen High SchoolCape Henlopen School DistrictLewes1,813
Clayton (John M.) Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictFrankford481
Delmar High SchoolDelmar School DistrictDelmar670
Delmar Middle SchoolDelmar School DistrictDelmar757
East Millsboro Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictMillsboro815
Ennis (Howard T.) SchoolIndian River School DistrictGeorgetown241
Frederick Douglass Elementary SchoolSeaford School DistrictSeaford411
Georgetown Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictGeorgetown840
Georgetown Middle SchoolIndian River School DistrictGeorgetown885
H. O. Brittingham Elementary SchoolCape Henlopen School DistrictMilton484
Indian River High SchoolIndian River School DistrictDagsboro1,088
Laurel Elementary SchoolLaurel School DistrictLaurel1,124
Laurel Middle SchoolLaurel School DistrictLaurel473
Laurel Senior High SchoolLaurel School DistrictLaurel747
Lewes Elementary SchoolCape Henlopen School DistrictLewes582
Long Neck Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictMillsboro693
Lord Baltimore Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictOcean View579
Mariner Middle SchoolCape Henlopen School DistrictMilton664
Millsboro Middle SchoolIndian River School DistrictMillsboro771
Milton Elementary SchoolCape Henlopen School DistrictMilton556
Mispillion ElementaryMilford School DistrictMilford561
Morris (Evelyn I.) Early ChildhoodMilford School DistrictLincoln410
North Georgetown Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictGeorgetown774
North Laurel Early Learning AcademyLaurel School DistrictLaurel254
Phillis Wheatley Elementary SchoolWoodbridge School DistrictBridgeville581
Rehoboth Elementary SchoolCape Henlopen School DistrictRehoboth Beach525
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary SchoolMilford School DistrictMilford668
Seaford Central Elementary SchoolSeaford School DistrictSeaford452
Seaford Middle SchoolSeaford School DistrictSeaford828
Seaford Senior High SchoolSeaford School DistrictSeaford879
Selbyville Middle SchoolIndian River School DistrictSelbyville719
Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary SchoolIndian River School DistrictSelbyville279
Southern Delaware School of the ArtsIndian River School DistrictSelbyville456
Sussex AcademySussex AcademyGeorgetown1,118
Sussex Central High SchoolIndian River School DistrictGeorgetown2,039
Sussex ConsortiumCape Henlopen School DistrictLewes421
Sussex Montessori SchoolSussex Montessori SchoolSeaford403
Sussex Technical High SchoolSussex Technical School DistrictGeorgetown1,292
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