Smyrna High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,777 students
First State Military Academy
355 West Duck Creek Road, Clayton, DE 19938
Grades
9–12
High
Students
433
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
First State Military Academy
Kent County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 39 Delaware high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Delaware high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About First State Military Academy
First State Military Academy is a charter high school in Clayton, Delaware, serving grades 9–12. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Kent County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 433 students were enrolled, with about 18 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Delaware high school (15.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Red Clay. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 39 Delaware high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 433 students
- Students per teacher
- 18 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 6
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Red Clay
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- First State Military Academy
- County
- Kent County
- NCES school ID
- 100005700368
Schools near First State Military Academy
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.