Capital School District
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Dover, Cheswold, Hartly, Leipsic and Little Creek.
At a glance
6,491Students enrolled
14Schools
5Towns served
$23,521Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
Middle School of Innovation or Middle School of ExcellenceDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Middle School of Innovation or Middle School of ExcellenceDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Middle School of Innovation or Middle School of ExcellenceDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Smyrna Middle School or Middle School of Innovation or Middle School of ExcellenceDepends on your addressSmyrna School DistrictGrades 6–8
Middle School of Innovation or Middle School of ExcellenceDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 proficiency14%
State average 26.5%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 41.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
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
$23,521
per student each year · 5% above the DE average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,396’20
5,374’21
5,536’22
6,547’23
6,491’24
Students
Black · 54%3,529
White · 20%1,292
Hispanic · 15%1,004
Two or more races · 8%513
Asian · 1%92
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%44
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools14 in district
South Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 577 students · Dover
C-PublicTowne Point Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 341 students · Dover
DPublicNorth Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 333 students · Dover
C-PublicEast Dover Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 331 students · Dover
DPublicBooker T. Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 314 students · Dover
BPublicFairview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 287 students · Dover
CPublicHartly Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 240 students · Hartly
B-PublicSchool 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.