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Dover School District, New Hampshire

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Dover School District

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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 3,778 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
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Dover School District is a school district in New Hampshire (Strafford County). During the 2023 school year, 3,778 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

The Dover School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,185,000 $1,348 7%
Local: $47,802,000 $12,429 66%
State: $19,297,000 $5,017 27%
Total: $72,284,000 $18,795
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $68,267,000 $17,750
Total Current Expenditures: $62,876,000 $16,348
Instructional Expenditures: $41,160,000 $10,702 60%
Student and Staff Support: $6,886,000 $1,790 10%
Administration: $6,475,000 $1,683 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,355,000 $2,172 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,497,000 $389
Construction: $159,000 $41
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $573,000 $148
Interest on Debt: $3,253,000 $845

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 35 40-44 <=20 20-29 PS 20-24 36
2018-2019 43 55-59 20-29 15-19 PS 30-34 43
2017-2018 42 60-64 11-19 15-19 PS 30-34 43
2016-2017 47 55-59 20-29 15-19 PS 30-34 49
2015-2016 47 50-54 11-19 25-29 PS 40-44 48
2014-2015 48 55-59 20-29 40-49 PS 40-44 48
2013-2014 63 65-69 30-34 45-49 PS 40-44 65
2012-2013 65 65-69 40-49 40-49 PS 45-49 67
2011-2012 65 65-69 40-49 50-54 PS 60-64 67
2010-2011 68 70-74 40-49 60-69 70

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 53 55-59 21-39 40-49 PS 35-39 55
2018-2019 55 65-69 30-39 30-34 PS 45-49 55
2017-2018 56 65-69 20-29 40-44 PS 40-44 57
2016-2017 62 70-74 30-39 45-49 PS 45-49 64
2015-2016 64 65-69 40-49 50-54 PS 50-54 65
2014-2015 62 65-69 20-29 50-59 PS 45-49 63
2013-2014 77 80-84 60-64 60-64 PS 60-64 78
2012-2013 77 80-84 60-69 70-79 PS 65-69 78
2011-2012 78 75-79 50-59 60-64 PS 70-74 79
2010-2011 80 80-84 60-69 60-69 82

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 84 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 85-89
2018-2019 89 >=80 >=50 >=80 >=50 90
2017-2018 89 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2016-2017 85 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 85-89
2015-2016 88 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2014-2015 88 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 88 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 86 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS PS 86
2011-2012 84 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS 84
2010-2011 85 >=80 <50 >=50 PS 86

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Dover School District had 280.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.47.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 15.00
Elementary: 157.00
Secondary: 105.40
Total: 280.40

Dover School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 17.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 17.00
School Administrative Support: 20.10
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 141.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 19.40
Other Support Services: 26.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Dover School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

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  • Footnotes

    1. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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