Indian River School District (Delaware)

School district in Delaware, United States

Indian River School District

Location

31 Hosier Street, Selbyville DE 19975[1]

Southeastern Sussex County, Delaware[1]

United States
District information
Type| Public
Grades| K−12[1]
Superintendent| William Afton[1]
Students and staff
Students| 10,171[1]
Teachers| 717[1]
Staff| 717[1]
Athletic conference| Henlopen Conference[2]
Other information
Website| Official Site

The Indian River School District (IRSD) is a public school district in Sussex County, Delaware in the United States. The district is based in Selbyville and serves the southeastern portion of Sussex County.

## History

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It was established in 1969 due to school districts merging.[3] Smaller districts those of Selbyville, Frankford, Dagsboro, Lord Baltimore, Millsboro, and Georgetown.

The school district is one of the largest by land area in the State of Delaware.

## Geography

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The Indian River School District serves the southeastern portion of Sussex County, Delaware. Communities served by the district include: Selbyville, Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown, Long Neck, Millsboro, Millville, Ocean View, and South Bethany.[4][5]

## School board

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* James Hudson, President[1]
* Rodney Layfield, Vice President[1]
* Charles Bireley[1]
* James Fritz[1]
* Leolga Wright[1]
* W. Scott Collins[1]
* Donald Hattier[1]
* Susan Bunting, Executive Secretary[1]
* Jerry Peden[1]
* Douglas Hudson[1]
* Heather Statler, Dr.[1]

## Schools

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High schools[1]

* Indian River High School
* Sussex Central High School

Middle schools[1]

* Georgetown Middle School
* Millsboro Middle School
* Selbyville Middle School

Elementary schools[1]

* Clayton (John M.) Elementary School
* East Millsboro Elementary School
* Georgetown Elementary School
* Long Neck Elementary School
* Lord Baltimore Elementary School
* North Georgetown Elementary School
* Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School

Other schools

* Early Learning Center
* Ennis (Howard T.) School (special education up to 21 years old)
* Southern Delaware School of the Arts

## See also

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* List of school districts in Delaware

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Delaware Department of Education School Profile". Delaware Department of Education. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
2. ^ "Henlopen Conference on DigitalSports.com". Digital Sports.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
3. ^ "About IRSD". Indian River School District. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-15. \- Shows Long Neck.
5. ^ Indian River School District (PDF) (Map). Department of Elections for Sussex County. October 2003. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

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Education in Sussex County, Delaware

Public
schools|

| Cape Henlopen SD|

* Cape Henlopen HS
* Sussex Consortium

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Delmar SD|

* Delmar HS

Indian River SD|

* Indian River HS
* Sussex Central HS

Laurel SD|

* Laurel HS

Milford SD|

* Milford High School is in Kent County

Seaford SD|

* Seaford HS

Woodbridge SD|

* Woodbridge HS

Sussex Technical|

* Sussex Technical SD

This list is incomplete.
Students in the Delmar School District attend Delmar Elementary School in Delmar, Maryland as per an agreement with the Wicomico County Public Schools

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Education in Delaware

Colleges and
universities|

* Delaware College of Art and Design
* Delaware State University
* Delaware Technical & Community College
* Goldey-Beacom College
* University of Delaware
* Wesley College
* Widener University School of Law
* Wilmington University

Schools|

* Athletic conferences
* High schools
* Charter schools
* Private schools
* Vocational and technical schools

Public schools|

* Appoquinimink
* Brandywine
* Caesar Rodney
* Cape Henlopen
* Capital
* Christina
* Colonial
* Delmar
* Indian River
* Lake Forest
* Laurel
* Milford
* NCC Votech
* Polytech
* Red Clay
* Seaford
* Smyrna
* Sussex Technical
* Woodbridge

Libraries|

* Delaware Division of Libraries

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