There were 5,059 students enrolled in Milford School District during the 2023-24 school year, 3% more than the previous year’s 4,913 students welcomed, according to the Delaware Open Data.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.4% were male, and 47.6% were female.
The most represented ethnicity among the students in the district was white, comprising 42.6% of the student body.
Milford School District roughly covers schools within Sussex County and has a main office in Milford.
Among the six schools in Milford School District, Milford Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,469 students in the 2023-24 school year.
In total, there were 150,857 students in Delaware during the 2023-24 school year.
Governor Matt Meyer declared a ‘literacy emergency’ after NAEP scores released in 2024 showed Delaware eighth-graders’ reading proficiency hit a 27-year low. That year, only 41% of eighth-graders were considered proficient in reading, while 49% did not meet the math benchmarks of the national assessment.
Fourth-graders showed slight improvements in both subjects compared to 2023 but still remained below pre-pandemic levels.
| School Name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change From Previous School Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Banneker Elementary School | 527 | 548 | 4% |
| Evelyn I. Morris Early Childhood | 487 | 544 | 11.7% |
| Lulu M. Ross Elementary School | 730 | 741 | 1.5% |
| Milford Central Academy | 1,155 | 1,144 | -1% |
| Milford Senior High School | 1,428 | 1,469 | 2.9% |
| Mispillion Elementary School | 609 | 629 | 3.3% |
