Dover School District

Public Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Dover.

At a glance

3,498Students enrolled

5Schools

$21,232Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

25%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Dover

Grades PK–4

Woodman Park School or Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street or Garrison SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 5–8

Dover Middle School941 students · DoverThis district

Grades 9–12

Dover Senior High School1,371 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 NH

Math proficiency35%

State average 37.7%

Reading / language arts53%

State average 51.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)84%

State average 87.4%

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

Where the money goes

$21,232

per student each year · 9% below the NH average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration33%

Other2%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)66%

State26%

Federal8%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,823’20

3,819’21

3,743’22

3,611’23

3,498’24

Students

White · 79%2,771

Two or more races · 8%269

Asian · 6%215

Hispanic · 5%180

Black · 2%57

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%6

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

Schools5 in district

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Woodman Park SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 421 students · Dover

CPublic 📚

Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · Grades K–4 · 412 students · Dover

C+Public 📚

Garrison SchoolElementary · Grades K–4 · 353 students · Dover

B+Public 📚

Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 941 students · Dover

C+Public 🏫

Dover Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,371 students · Dover

B+Public

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

Nearby districts

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School Administrative District 35Eliot · South Berwick · $18,730 per student

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Newington School DistrictNewington · $40,208 per student

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Oyster River Cooperative School DistrictMadbury · $23,769 per student

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Rochester School DistrictRochester · $20,774 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.