Delaware Military Academy

Delaware Military Academy operates as a close-knit secondary school in Wilmington, Delaware, overseen by Delaware Military Academy. Current enrollment sits at 547 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 1,068 students.

Delaware Military Academy is the operating authority for Delaware Military Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Delaware Military Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, New Castle County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Delaware Military Academy reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for New Castle County indicate the typical household earns roughly $91,166 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, New Castle County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,534 students), of which Delaware Military Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Richardson Park Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Delaware Military Academy.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting. Delaware Military Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Delaware Military Academy's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 582 (now 547). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 67%. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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