The largest public schools in Delaware

Newark Charter School in Newark was Delaware's largest public school in 2024-25, with 3,109 students.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · ranked by fall 2024 membership, schools open that year · method

Largest public schools in Delaware, 2024-25Newark Charter School 3,109; Odyssey Charter School 2,286; Caesar Rodney High School 2,254; Penn (William) High School 2,069; Sussex Central High School 2,012; Cape Henlopen High School 1,889; Dover High School 1,812; Smyrna High School 1,777; Delcastle Technical High School 1,605; Las Americas ASPIRA Academy 1,471.01k2k3k4kNewark Charter School3,109Odyssey Charter School2,286Caesar Rodney High School2,254Penn (William) High School2,069Sussex Central High School2,012Cape Henlopen High School1,889Dover High School1,812Smyrna High School1,777Delcastle Technical High School1,605Las Americas ASPIRA Academy1,471
Largest public schools in Delaware, 2024-25Newark Charter School 3,109; Odyssey Charter School 2,286; Caesar Rodney High School 2,254; Penn (William) High School 2,069; Sussex Central High School 2,012; Cape Henlopen High School 1,889; Dover High School 1,812; Smyrna High School 1,777; Delcastle Technical High School 1,605; Las Americas ASPIRA Academy 1,471.01k2k3k4kNewark Charter School3,109Odyssey Charter School2,286Caesar Rodney High School2,254Penn (William) High School2,069Sussex Central High School2,012Cape Henlopen High School1,889Dover High School1,812Smyrna High School1,777Delcastle Technical High School1,605Las Americas ASPIRA Academy1,471
Largest public schools in Delaware, 2024-25Newark Charter School 3,109; Odyssey Charter School 2,286; Caesar Rodney High School 2,254; Penn (William) High School 2,069; Sussex Central High School 2,012; Cape Henlopen High School 1,889; Dover High School 1,812; Smyrna High School 1,777; Delcastle Technical High School 1,605; Las Americas ASPIRA Academy 1,471.02k4kNewark Charter School3,109Odyssey Charter School2,286Caesar Rodney High School2,254Penn (William) High School2,069Sussex Central High School2,012Cape Henlopen High School1,889Dover High School1,812Smyrna High School1,777Delcastle Technical High School1,605Las Americas ASPIRA Academy1,471
Largest public schools in Delaware, 2024-25Newark Charter School 3,109; Odyssey Charter School 2,286; Caesar Rodney High School 2,254; Penn (William) High School 2,069; Sussex Central High School 2,012; Cape Henlopen High School 1,889; Dover High School 1,812; Smyrna High School 1,777; Delcastle Technical High School 1,605; Las Americas ASPIRA Academy 1,471.02k4kNewark Charter School3,109Odyssey Charter School2,286Caesar Rodney High School2,254Penn (William) High School2,069Sussex Central High School2,012Cape Henlopen High School1,889Dover High School1,812Smyrna High School1,777Delcastle Technical High School1,605Las Americas ASPIRA Academy1,471

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The 50 largest, with their teachers

SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Newark Charter SchoolNewark3,10916.4No
Odyssey Charter SchoolWilmington2,28612.7No
Caesar Rodney High SchoolCamden2,25417.6No
Penn (William) High SchoolNew Castle2,06917.7No
Sussex Central High SchoolGeorgetown2,01215.4No
Cape Henlopen High SchoolLewes1,88915.1No
Dover High SchoolDover1,81220.5No
Smyrna High SchoolSmyrna1,77717.8No
Delcastle Technical High SchoolWilmington1,60513.6No
Las Americas ASPIRA AcademyNewark1,47117.1No
Christiana High SchoolNewark1,42516.8No
MOT Charter SchoolMiddletown1,40717.4No
Appoquinimink High SchoolMiddletown1,35715.2No
Sussex Technical High SchoolGeorgetown1,34115.4No
Milford Senior High SchoolMilford1,27119.6No
The other 35 on the list
SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Odessa High SchoolTownsend1,25415.0No
Middletown High SchoolMiddletown1,23115.4No
POLYTECH High SchoolWoodside1,22815.4No
St. Georges Technical High SchoolMiddletown1,19815.0No
Sussex AcademyGeorgetown1,18220.0No
Conrad Schools of ScienceWilmington1,16418.2No
Laurel Elementary SchoolLaurel1,14518.7No
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High SchoolNewark1,10413.5No
Mount Pleasant High SchoolWilmington1,08415.2No
Indian River High SchoolDagsboro1,07313.2No
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) ElementaryBear1,05215.9No
Newark High SchoolNewark1,03915.3No
Dickinson (John) SchoolWilmington1,02715.6No
Milford Central AcademyMilford1,01318.8No
Smyrna Middle SchoolSmyrna1,01116.9No
Concord High SchoolWilmington99414.8No
Charter School of WilmingtonWilmington97719.2No
Seaford Senior High SchoolSeaford96021.3No
Lake Forest High SchoolFelton95118.6No
Calloway (Cab) School of the ArtsWilmington94119.6No
Brandywine Springs SchoolWilmington94115.3No
Claymont Elementary SchoolClaymont93714.4No
Waters (Alfred G.) Middle SchoolMiddletown93517.0No
McKean (Thomas) High SchoolWilmington92013.1No
Academia Antonia AlonsoNewark91018.2No
Glasgow High SchoolNewark90817.8No
Chipman (W.T.) Middle SchoolHarrington90518.9No
Howard High School of TechnologyWilmington90515.7No
Talley Middle SchoolWilmington90014.5No
Brandywine High SchoolWilmington89713.6No
Meredith (Everett) Middle SchoolMiddletown86714.0No
Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown86114.6No
Cantwells Bridge Middle SchoolTownsend85217.9No
Bedford (Gunning) Middle SchoolNew Castle84615.1No
Fred Fifer III Middle SchoolCamden83919.1No

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25

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