Safwa Academy
under 1 mi Grades 3-10 19 students 2.2 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Private schools in Dover, DE
10 schools in Dover itself and 7 more within 12 miles.
Dover private schools at a glance
Dover has 10 private schools of its own, and 7 more are within 12 miles. In Dover itself: 1 Catholic, 8 other Christian and 1 of other faiths; 10 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. Counting the 7 nearby, there are 17 in all: 1 Catholic, 14 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 17 teach elementary grades and 6 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 31 students and 13 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
13 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Dover (10)
Schools that give Dover as their address come first, then the 7 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Dover matches all of those.
Holy Cross School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 331 students 14.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 45 students 11.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades K-12 24 students 5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 330 students 8.2 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-9 116 students 13 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Apple Grove School
5 mi Grades 1-8 23 students 23 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 1-8 31 students 15.5 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Wileys School
6 mi Grades 1-8 24 students 8 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Green Hill
7 mi Grades 1-8 46 students 15.3 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (7)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Dover.
No nearby school matches all of those.
West Center School
6 mi Grades 1-8 33 students 16.5 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades K-8 26 students 23.6 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 4-12 20 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-8 26 students 13 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Shady Lane School
7 mi Grades 1-8 36 students 18 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Kenton Mennonite School
10 mi Grades 1-10 31 students 8.6 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades 1-8 24 students 12 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Dover?
10 private schools give Dover as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 17: 10 in Dover and 7 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,185 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Dover is Holy Cross School with 331 students.
Does Delaware pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Delaware program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction.