Dover High School

Dover High School is an expansive 9-12 campus in Dover, Delaware, overseen by Capital School District. The school caters to 1,812 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% above the state mean of about 1,068.

Within Capital School District, which oversees 14 schools and 6,491 students, Dover High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dover High School reports that Black students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school logs 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Dover High School shows 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kent County put median household earnings sit near $74,477, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Dover High School is one of 55 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students).

Capital Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dover High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 1,789 (now 1,812). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 31% to 19% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Dover High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.