Milford Senior High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Milford, Delaware
Milford Senior High School in Milford, Delaware enrolled 1,271 students in 2024-25 with 65.0 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the Delaware high-school median of 15.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Delaware: 42.2% and 30.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 84% (Delaware: 88.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
1,279 students in 2022-23, 1,315 students in 2023-24, 1,271 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 76.0 to 65.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,279 | 76.0 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,315 | 72.0 | 18.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,271 | 65.0 | 19.6 |
19.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 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).
12 AP courses and one counselor per 296 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Milford Senior High School enrolled 1,184 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 140 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses12
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 296 of the 1,184 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions140
- Chronically absent43.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.1% of students were White, 27.5% Black, 26.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White41.1%
- Black27.5%
- Hispanic26.1%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Asian1.5%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Milford Senior High School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 | 38% | 34% | 42.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 16% | 22% (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
84% of the 308 students in Milford Senior 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 | 84% | 84% | 88.9% |
| Students in the class | 308 | 308 | 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.
What to look at next about Milford Senior High School
- Lake Forest High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 7.8 miles away: 951 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
- POLYTECH High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 1,228 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Milford Senior High School with Lake Forest High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Milford School District spends per student$15,324 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,324
- The largest public schools in DelawareMilford Senior High School is the number 11 by size of 41 Delaware high schools open in 2024-25.#11 of 41
- Delaware schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the Delaware median of 15.4 for high schools.19.6:1
- 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 Milford Senior High School
How many students attend Milford Senior High School?
1,271 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,279 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Milford, DE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Milford Senior High School?
19.6 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 Milford Senior High School a Title I school?
Milford Senior High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Milford Senior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Milford Senior High School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% 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 Milford Senior High School?
84% of the 308 students in Milford Senior 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 Milford Senior High School in?
Milford School District, NCES district ID 1001080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 100108000111 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.