Kent County Secondary ILC

Dover · DE · Capital School District · Public · K-12 combined


At a glance

Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 10% in 2019 (Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Kent County Secondary ILC compares for families

What families should know about Kent County Secondary ILC.

  • ▸ LocallyDE sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Kent County Community School, Positive Outcomes Charter School, John S. Charlton School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 6% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
3
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
4.4
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 1% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
10%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
18
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
18.8%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
25.0%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

University of Delaware

65%
admit rate
$16,810
in-state tuition/yr · $41,400 out-of-state
1200–1360
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,799/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Delaware profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
107:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
1.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
19
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +14.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 107 students:

2025
122
2027
159
2029
207

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Kent County Community School
Dover
Public 0.2 77 +20.3%
Positive Outcomes Charter School
Camden
Public · charter 3.9 93 +10.7%
John S. Charlton School
Camden
Public 4.5 121 +16.3%
Leach (John G.) School
New Castle
Public 36.1 64 —
Meadowood Program
Newark
Public 38.1 71 -2.7%
Ennis (Howard T.) School
Georgetown
Public 38.6 73 +28.1%
Early College School at Del State
Dover
Public · charter 2.2 399 +16.7%
Douglass School
Wilmington
Public 39.7 82 —

At a glance

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Kent County Secondary ILC is a public high school in Dover, DE, enrolling 107 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

3 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 6% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 10% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 107 students per school counselor.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Kent County Secondary ILC's graduation rate? Kent County Secondary ILC's federal four-year graduation rate was about 10% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Kent County Secondary ILC? Kent County Secondary ILC is a public high school in Dover, DE, enrolling 107 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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