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Dover High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
101 Pirates Loop
Dover, AR 72837
Phone
(479) 331-2120
District
DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
POPE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
400
Classroom Teachers
76

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.5% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Dover High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
34%
29%
41%
26%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
18%
28%
29%
36%
6%
20%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
5
9
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 96 24.0%
Grade 10 98 24.5%
Grade 11 121 30.3%
Grade 12 85 21.3%
Total 400 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.9% 95.6% 61.4%
Black 1.5% 0.9% 20.2%
Hispanic 2.6% 2.7% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.2% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 0.7% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 47.5% 61.8% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 31.3% 42.2% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 16.3% 19.6% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,588 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 36.6 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.4% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.2% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 20.5% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,524 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.7% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.7% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.8% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 26.2% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.3% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 7.0% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,278 $7,647,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $504 $614,000 3.9%
Staff $603 $735,000 4.7%
General Administration $248 $302,000 1.9%
School Administration $646 $787,000 5.0%
Operation $1,284 $1,564,000 10.0%
Transportation $481 $586,000 3.8%
Other $478 $582,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,245 $5,170,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,273 $2,769,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $12,796 $15,586,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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