Dover High School
Dover, DE · High School · Grades 9-12
Dover High School is a high school in Dover, DE with 1,771 students enrolled and a 59% proficiency rate. Part of Capital School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Dover High School is a high school in Dover, DE, enrolling 1,771 students in grades 9-12 within the Capital School District. That headcount is above the 492-student average for schools in the district.
EDFacts assessment data puts 59% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 6 points above the 53% average for the Capital School District. Against the 50% Delaware statewide average, the school sits 9 points higher.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 21 points. As a high school, it reports a 77% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 16.6 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1.
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About This School
Dover High School is a high school located in Dover, Delaware. The school serves 1,771 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 59% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 77% graduation rate.
Dover High School is part of the Capital School District in Delaware.
How This School Compares
Dover High School has 1,771 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Capital School District (492 students). Its 59% proficiency rate is 6 percentage points above the district average of 53%. Compared to the Delaware state average of 50%, the school performs 9 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dover High School has 1,771 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 59% of students at Dover High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Dover High School has a 77% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Dover High School is part of the Capital School District in Dover, Delaware. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.