Dover School District

Public Grades PK–5 A+School Grade

Elementary schools for Dover.

At a glance

492Students enrolled

1School

$26,028Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Dover

Grades PK–5

Chickering492 students · DoverThis district

Grades 6–8

Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School471 students · DoverDover-Sherborn School District

Grades 9–12

Dover-Sherborn Regional High610 students · DoverDover-Sherborn School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency78%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts75%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 97% at Dover-Sherborn School District, which runs the high school (state 88.8%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$26,028

per student each year · 2% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration37%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)7%

State78%

Federal16%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

475’20

489’21

502’22

497’23

492’24

Students

White · 73%361

Asian · 13%63

Two or more races · 6%31

Hispanic · 5%27

Black · 2%10

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–5

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ChickeringElementary · Grades PK–5 · 492 students · Dover

A+Public

Where students go next · Dover-Sherborn School District

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Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 471 students · Dover

A+Public 🏫

Dover-Sherborn Regional HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 610 students · Dover

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Medfield School DistrictMedfield · $22,024 per student

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Natick School DistrictNatick · $22,229 per student

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Needham School DistrictNeedham · $25,207 per student

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Sherborn School DistrictSherborn · $24,676 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.