Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School

Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Dover, Delaware, overseen by Caesar Rodney School District, with 487 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5.

Within Caesar Rodney School District, which oversees 15 schools and 8,343 students, Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, Kent County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,477, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Kent County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students), of which Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Positive Outcomes Charter School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School has ticked up 10%, going from 441 students in 2018 to 487 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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