Total enrollment
9,467
+208 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Dover
Delaware · Public K-12
Dover sits inside Delaware and runs 22 public K-12 schools, serving about 9,467 students between them, an average of 430 per school.
4-year change in Dover
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
39,837
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
9,467
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
22
public K-12
About Dover
Public education in Dover, Delaware runs across 22 schools that educates roughly 9,467 students. By footprint, Dover sits in the average-sized bracket.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 13 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, and 3 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 430, lower than the state mean of about 623.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,467 students, held roughly steady from the 9,259 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Dover opened 1 school, going from 20 to 21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Dover discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.