John S. Charlton School
Camden · DE · Caesar Rodney School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Calvary Christian Academy → Positive Outcomes Charter School → Caesar Rodney High School → POLYTECH High School → Capitol Baptist School → Kent County Community School → Kent County Secondary ILC → Dover High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 24% (Bottom 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How John S. Charlton School compares for families
What families should know about John S. Charlton School.
- ▸ 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: Calvary Christian Academy, Positive Outcomes Charter School, Caesar Rodney High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: 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 4% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
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
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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +18.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 424 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $16,768 per student in district revenue, the 572 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $9,591,296/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Christian Academy Dover |
Private | 1.2 | 266 | +12.2% |
| Positive Outcomes Charter School Camden |
Public · charter | 1.6 | 93 | +10.7% |
| Caesar Rodney High School Camden |
Public | 2.0 | 2,254 | +2.7% |
| POLYTECH High School Woodside |
Public | 2.8 | 1,228 | +2.7% |
| Capitol Baptist School Dover |
Private | 2.8 | 26 | — |
| Kent County Community School Dover |
Public | 4.4 | 77 | +20.3% |
| Kent County Secondary ILC Dover |
Public | 4.5 | 68 | +19.3% |
| Dover High School Dover |
Public | 5.0 | 1,812 | +3.7% |