Caesar Rodney School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Camden, Wyoming, Woodside and Magnolia, and parts of Dover.

At a glance

8,343Students enrolled

15Schools

4Towns served

$18,902Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

CamdenWyomingWoodsideMagnolia

Grades K–5

J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center or Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary School487 students · DoverThis district

Grades 6–8

Fred Fifer III Middle School839 students · CamdenThis district

Grades 9–12

Caesar Rodney High School2,254 students · CamdenThis district

Grades K–5

J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center or Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

W. B. Simpson Elementary School465 students · CamdenThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Caesar Rodney High School2,254 students · CamdenThis district

Grades K–5

J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center or Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Caesar Rodney High School2,254 students · CamdenThis district

Grades K

J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center454 students · MagnoliaThis district

Grades 1–5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Caesar Rodney High School2,254 students · CamdenThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs DE

Math proficiency26%

State average 26.5%

Reading / language arts49%

State average 41.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)90%

State average 88.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,902

per student each year · 15% below the DE average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration38%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State67%

Federal14%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

7,960’20

8,201’21

8,286’22

8,259’23

8,343’24

Students

White · 47%3,885

Black · 30%2,540

Hispanic · 11%912

Two or more races · 8%696

Asian · 3%269

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%24

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Camden4,106 people

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Wyoming2,000 people

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Woodside475 people

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Magnolia274 people

Also covers small parts of Dover.

Schools15 in district

Level

All 15 Elementary 9 Middle 4 High 1 Other 1

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David E. Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 514 students · Wyoming

Public 📚

W. Reily Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 506 students · Dover

C+Public 📚

Allen Frear Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 504 students · Camden

A-Public 📚

Nellie Hughes Stokes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 487 students · Dover

C-Public 📚

W. B. Simpson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 465 students · Camden

BPublic 📚

J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades K · 454 students · Magnolia

Public 📚

Star Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–5 · 429 students · Dover

B-Public 📚

Major George S. Welch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 261 students · Dover

A-Public 📚

Kent Elementary Intensive Learning CenterElementary · Grades 3 · 1 students · Camden

Public 📚

Fred Fifer III Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 839 students · Camden

B+Public 📚

F. Niel Postlethwait Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 647 students · Camden

A-Public 📚

Magnolia Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 460 students · Magnolia

Public 📚

Dover Air Force Base Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 98 students · Dover

APublic 🏫

Caesar Rodney High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,254 students · Camden

APublic 📚

John S. Charlton SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 424 students · Camden

DPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.