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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Delaware

Across Delaware, 38 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. McKean (Thomas) High School leads the list at 13.1:1, against a median of 15.5:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Delaware

Best Students/teacher

13.1:1

Median Students/teacher

15.5:1

LOWEST RATIO · DELAWARE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	McKean (Thomas) High School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	High	920	13.1:1
2	Indian River High School	Dagsboro, DE	Indian River School District	High	1,073	13.3:1
3	Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School	Newark, DE	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	High	1,104	13.5:1
4	Delcastle Technical High School	Wilmington, DE	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	High	1,605	13.6:1
5	Brandywine High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	High	897	13.6:1
6	duPont (Alexis I.) High School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	High	550	13.8:1
7	Delaware Military Academy	Wilmington, DE	Delaware Military Academy	High	547	14.8:1
8	Concord High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	High	994	14.8:1
9	St. Georges Technical High School	Middletown, DE	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	High	1,198	15.0:1
10	Odessa High School	Townsend, DE	Appoquinimink School District	High	1,254	15.0:1
11	Cape Henlopen High School	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	High	1,889	15.1:1
12	Appoquinimink High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	High	1,357	15.3:1
13	Mount Pleasant High School	Wilmington, DE	Brandywine School District	High	1,084	15.3:1
14	Newark High School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	High	1,039	15.3:1
15	POLYTECH High School	Woodside, DE	POLYTECH School District	High	1,228	15.3:1
16	Sussex Central High School	Georgetown, DE	Indian River School District	High	2,012	15.4:1
17	Middletown High School	Middletown, DE	Appoquinimink School District	High	1,231	15.4:1
18	Sussex Technical High School	Georgetown, DE	Sussex Technical School District	High	1,341	15.4:1
19	Woodbridge High School	Greenwood, DE	Woodbridge School District	High	728	15.5:1
20	Dickinson (John) School	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	High	1,027	15.6:1
21	Howard High School of Technology	Wilmington, DE	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	High	905	15.7:1
22	Christiana High School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	High	1,425	16.8:1
23	Caesar Rodney High School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	High	2,254	17.6:1
24	Penn (William) High School	New Castle, DE	Colonial School District	High	2,069	17.7:1
25	Smyrna High School	Smyrna, DE	Smyrna School District	High	1,777	17.8:1
26	Glasgow High School	Newark, DE	Christina School District	High	908	17.8:1
27	First State Military Academy	Clayton, DE	First State Military Academy	High	433	18.0:1
28	Conrad Schools of Science	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	High	1,164	18.2:1
29	Laurel Senior High School	Laurel, DE	Laurel School District	High	753	18.4:1
30	Lake Forest High School	Felton, DE	Lake Forest School District	High	951	18.6:1
31	Charter School of Wilmington	Wilmington, DE	Charter School of Wilmington	High	977	19.2:1
32	Milford Senior High School	Milford, DE	Milford School District	High	1,271	19.6:1
33	Calloway (Cab) School of the Arts	Wilmington, DE	Red Clay Consolidated School District	High	941	19.6:1
34	Delmar High School	Delmar, DE	Delmar School District	High	713	20.4:1
35	Dover High School	Dover, DE	Capital School District	High	1,812	20.5:1
36	Seaford Senior High School	Seaford, DE	Seaford School District	High	960	21.3:1
37	Freire Charter School	Wilmington, DE	Freire Charter School Wilmington	High	406	23.9:1
38	Early College School at Del State	Dover, DE	Early College High School at Del State	High	583	24.3:1

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