South Dover Elementary School

South Dover Elementary School, an average-sized elementary-level community in Dover, Delaware, run under Capital School District, works with 577 students, covering grades K through 4. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Delaware, which averages around 461 students.

South Dover Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Capital School District, a district that works with 6,491 students overall.

In terms of who attends, South Dover Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting South Dover Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Kent County shows median household earnings sit near $74,477, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. South Dover Elementary School is one of 55 public schools in Kent County (combined enrollment of about 31,256 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Dover Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. South Dover Elementary School's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 592 (now 577). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 19% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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