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Dover High School

One Dover High Drive, Dover, DE 19904

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Grades
9–12
High
Students
1,812
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Capital School District
Kent County

Schola Grade C · Average

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 39 Delaware high schools · How we grade
Test scores28% proficient in math & reading
42ndpercentile
Equity17% of low-income students proficient
46thpercentile
Attendance36% chronically absent
34thpercentile
Graduation rate91% graduate in 4 years
50thpercentile
College readinessAt least 18% take AP, IB or dual-enrollment courses
63rdpercentile
Class size20.5 students per teacher
8thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other Delaware high schools; the line marks the middle. 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 Dover High School

Dover High School is a public high school in Dover, Delaware, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Capital School District. The school is located in a small city in Kent County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 1,812 students were enrolled, with about 20.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Delaware high school (15.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 39 Delaware high schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12

Location & nearby schools

One Dover High Drive
Dover, DE 19904
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School details

Type
Public School · What this means
Level
High
Grades offered
9–12
Enrollment (2024–25)
1,812 students
Students per teacher
20.5 to 1
AP courses offered
18
Charter school
No
Magnet school
No
Locale
City — Small
School district
Capital School District
County
Kent County
NCES school ID
100019000050

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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.