Dover High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dover, Delaware
Dover High School in Dover, Delaware enrolled 1,812 students in 2024-25 with 88.3 full-time teachers, 20.5 students per teacher against the Delaware high-school median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Delaware: 88.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
1,771 students in 2022-23, 1,867 students in 2023-24, 1,812 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 107.3 to 88.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,771 | 107.3 | 16.5 |
| 2023-24 | 1,867 | 99.3 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,812 | 88.3 | 20.5 |
20.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Delaware high schools
Among the 40 Delaware high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
19 AP courses and one counselor per 935 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dover High School enrolled 1,870 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 266 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses19
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 935 of the 1,870 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions266
- Chronically absent36.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.4% of students were Black, 18.8% White, 16.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black56.4%
- White18.8%
- Hispanic16.3%
- Two or more races5.7%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Dover High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Delaware, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Delaware |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 30% | 42.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15% | 16% (2021-22) | 30.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
91% of the 458 students in Dover High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Delaware | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 91% | 88% | 88.9% |
| Students in the class | 458 | 471 | 10,914 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Dover
2 public high schools in Dover report 2024-25 enrollment; Dover High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover High School | 1,812 | 20.5 | not reported |
| Early College School at Del State | 583 | 24.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dover High School
- Early College School at Del StateThe nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 583 students, 24.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Caesar Rodney High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 2,254 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Dover High School with Early College School at Del StateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Capital School District spends per student$26,301 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,301
- The largest public schools in DelawareDover High School is the number 5 by size of 41 Delaware high schools open in 2024-25.#5 of 41
- Delaware schools by students per teacher20.5 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 15.4 for high schools.20.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Dover High School
How many students attend Dover High School?
1,812 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,771 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dover, DE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dover High School?
20.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Delaware median for high schools is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dover High School a Title I school?
Dover High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dover High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Dover High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 42.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.7% in math in 2022-23 across Delaware. Delaware's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Dover High School?
91% of the 458 students in Dover High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.9% across Delaware. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dover High School in?
Capital School District, NCES district ID 1000190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100019000050 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.