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Dover, PA
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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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 Area Sd School District details

Dover Area Sd School District
101 Edgeway Road
Dover, PA 17315

3,287 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Dover Area Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.3% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
46%
55%
55%
46%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dover Area Elementary School
109 E Canal St
Dover, PA, 17315
KG-05
Dover Area High School
4500 Intermediate Ave
Dover, PA, 17315
09-12
Dover Area Middle School
46 W Canal St
Dover, PA, 17315
06-08
Leib Elementary School
2925 Oakland Rd
Dover, PA, 17315
KG-05
North Salem Elementary School
5161 N Salem Church Rd
Dover, PA, 17315
KG-05
Weigelstown Elementary School
3205 Carlisle Rd
Dover, PA, 17315
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.7% 64.5%
Black 5.0% 15.4%
Hispanic 14.4% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.0% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 48.1% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 1.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,868 $35,722,000 43.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $650 $2,137,000 2.6%
Staff $710 $2,334,000 2.8%
General Administration $187 $616,000 0.8%
School Administration $686 $2,256,000 2.8%
Operation $1,340 $4,403,000 5.4%
Transportation $808 $2,655,000 3.2%
Other $494 $1,623,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,875 $16,024,000 19.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,201 $30,245,000 36.9%
Total Expenditures $24,944 $81,991,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
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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