Indian River School District (Delaware)

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Indian River School District
Location
31 Hosier Street, Selbyville DE 19975 [1]
Southeastern Sussex County, Delaware [1]
United States
District information
Type Public
Motto"A Model of Excellence"
GradesK−12 [1]
SuperintendentWilliam Afton [1]
Students and staff
Students10,171 [1]
Teachers717 [1]
Staff717 [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.

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History

It was established in 1969 due to school districts merging. [3]

The districts that consolidated include Georgetown Special School District, the former Indian River School District, Millsboro School District 23, and the Selbyville School District 32. The previous Indian River district was established on January 18, 1968 from the consolidation of the John M. Clayton School District 97 and the Lord Baltimore School District 28. [4]

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

Geography

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. [5] [6]

School board

Schools

High schools [1]
Middle schools [1]
Elementary schools [1]
Other schools

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Delaware Department of Education School Profile". Delaware Department of Education. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. "Henlopen Conference on DigitalSports.com". Digital Sports.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. "About IRSD". Indian River School District. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  4. Mowery, Roger (1974). "Delaware School District Organization and Boundaries" (PDF). Dover, Delaware: Delaware State Department of Instruction. p. 10 (PDF p. 18/97). Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 15, 2021. - Shows Long Neck.
  6. Indian River School District (PDF) (Map). Department of Elections for Sussex County. October 2003. Retrieved July 4, 2016.