Delaware Military Academy

Delaware Military Academy is a small high school serving families in Wilmington, Delaware. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 547 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Delaware is about 1,068, so this school runs 49% smaller than that.

In federal data, the district for Delaware Military Academy is the school itself.

A majority of students at Delaware Military Academy, 67%, are White. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 13 points above the 54% share among New Castle County residents. Delaware Military Academy has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 16.6:1 average for high schools in Delaware is higher than this school's figure.

Census Bureau estimates for New Castle County show that median household income is about $91,166, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Delaware Military Academy is one of 129 public schools in New Castle County, which together enroll about 78,534 students.

Richardson Park Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Delaware Military Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Delaware Military Academy as a charter school.

Delaware Military Academy had 579 students in 2020-21 and 547 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.

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