Dover-Sherborn School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades 6–12 A+School Grade

Middle and high school for Dover and Sherborn. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

1,081Students enrolled

2Schools · + 2 feeder elementary schools

2Towns served

$27,480Spent per student

10:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

DoverSherborn

Grades PK–5

Chickering492 students · DoverDover School District

Grades 6–8

Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School471 students · DoverThis district

Grades 9–12

Dover-Sherborn Regional High610 students · DoverThis district

Grades PK–5

Pine Hill397 students · SherbornSherborn School District

Grades 6–8

Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School471 students · DoverThis district

Grades 9–12

Dover-Sherborn Regional High610 students · DoverThis 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 arts80%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$27,480

per student each year · 4% above the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration34%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)72%

State25%

Federal4%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,185’20

1,160’21

1,151’22

1,105’23

1,081’24

Students

White · 70%757

Asian · 14%152

Two or more races · 7%74

Hispanic · 5%56

Black · 4%39

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Dover5,930 people · Grades PK–5 at Chickering

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Sherborn4,427 people · Grades PK–5 at Pine Hill

Schools2 in district · 2 feeders

This district · grades 6–12

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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

Feeder schools · grades PK–5 · each town's own district

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ChickeringElementary · Grades PK–5 · 492 students · Dover

A+Public 📚

Pine HillElementary · Grades PK–5 · 397 students · Sherborn

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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Ashland School DistrictAshland · $18,902 per student

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Framingham School DistrictFramingham · $26,329 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.