Elementary school (grades K-5) · Dover, DE

Campus Community School

Federal NCES profile for Campus Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 100000700070Charter school
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Campus Community School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Delaware schools.

#4 of 13
elementary schools in Dover · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
15.1:1
large classes for Delaware
409
students enrolled

Campus Community School has class sizes larger than 70% of Delaware schools. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Campus Community School ranks #4 of 13 elementary schools in Dover, DE.

School address

Enrollment

409

Delaware · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.1:1

vs 13.9:1 Delaware avg

+9% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Campus Community School compares with Delaware and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:115.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Campus Community School

Campus Community School is a mid-sized charter elementary school in Dover, Delaware, enrolling 409 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.1:1 puts it in the larger third of Delaware schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 409 puts it in the smaller third of Delaware schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 222 scored Delaware schools.

Its student body is led by African American (65%) and White (18%) (diversity index 53/100).

15.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 28.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Dover's elementary schools, it stands alongside South Dover Elementary School (577 students): Campus Community School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (15.1:1 vs 15.2:1).

Campus Community School is a single-school charter district, so Campus Community School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Campus Community School compares

Campus Community School on the metrics families compare, against Delaware and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Delaware Delaware avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.1:1 ▲ 9% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 409 top 70% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.1:1
Leaner classes than 46% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
409
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.1:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 70% in Delaware - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
15.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,723
per pupil, district-wide - below Delaware avg of $16,990
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
27
in-school suspensions + 30 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 65.3%
White 17.8%
Two or More 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
Asian 2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 65.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.1, Campus Community School is less mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Campus Community School, which includes Campus Community School.

$13,723
Per student
-19%
vs Delaware
Avg $16,990
-17%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 9.2%
State 62.3%
Federal 28.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Dover

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Delaware, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Campus Community School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Campus Community School

How many students attend Campus Community School?

Campus Community School has 409 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Dover, DE.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Campus Community School?

The student-teacher ratio at Campus Community School is 15.1:1, which is 9% higher than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Campus Community School?

The largest demographic group at Campus Community School is African American at 65.3% of enrollment, in Dover, DE. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Campus Community School?

Campus Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Campus Community School rank among elementary schools in Dover?

By Resource Investment Index, Campus Community School ranks #4 of 13 elementary schools in Dover, DE. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Dover on the city page.

Is Campus Community School a good school?

Campus Community School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Delaware schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Campus Community School?

None; Campus Community School is a single-school charter district, and Campus Community School is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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