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Dover, NH
Public School Ratings




Dover Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dover School District details

Dover School District
Mc Connell Center 61 Locust St
Dover, NH 03820

3,848 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Dover School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Hampshire

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.7% of all NH school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
45%
49%
50%
37%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dover Middle School
16 Daley Dr.
Dover, NH, 03820
05-08
Dover Senior High School
25 Alumni Dr.
Dover, NH, 03820
09-12
Garrison School
50 Garrison Rd.
Dover, NH, 03820
KG-04
Horne Street School
78 Horne St.
Dover, NH, 03820
KG-04
Woodman Park School
11 Towle Ave.
Dover, NH, 03820
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.1% 86.5%
Black 2.1% 2.4%
Hispanic 3.5% 7.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.1% 3.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 23.3% 20.8%
Free lunch eligible 20.1% 17.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 3.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,621 $37,945,224 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,106 $4,362,064 6.2%
Staff $485 $1,912,840 2.7%
General Administration $384 $1,514,496 2.1%
School Administration $715 $2,819,960 4.0%
Operation $1,206 $4,756,464 6.7%
Transportation $694 $2,737,136 3.9%
Other $306 $1,206,864 1.7%
Total Support $4,896 $19,309,824 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,457 $13,634,408 19.2%
Total Expenditures $17,974 $70,889,456 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,156 $1,895,999,215 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,472 $250,096,974 7.4%
Staff $588 $100,013,157 2.9%
General Administration $661 $112,410,714 3.3%
School Administration $1,048 $178,157,560 5.2%
Operation $1,455 $247,304,347 7.3%
Transportation $762 $129,540,600 3.8%
Other $253 $43,006,278 1.3%
Total Support $6,240 $1,060,516,622 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,582 $438,893,911 12.9%
Total Expenditures $19,978 $3,395,412,653 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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