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Dover, NH
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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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 School District details

Dover School District
Mc Connell Center 61 Locust St.
Dover, NH 03820

3,644 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Dover School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Hampshire

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.3% of all NH school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
47%
55%
53%
39%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Dover Middle School
16 Daley Dr.
Dover, NH, 03820
05-08
Dover Senior High School
25 Alumni Dr.
Dover, NH, 03820
09-12
Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School At Horne Street
78 Horne St.
Dover, NH, 03820
KG-04
Garrison School
50 Garrison Rd.
Dover, NH, 03820
KG-04
Woodman Park School
11 Towle Ave.
Dover, NH, 03820
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.1% 86.0%
Black 1.8% 2.3%
Hispanic 4.4% 8.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.3% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.1% 23.7%
Free lunch eligible 21.0% 19.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 4.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,039 $43,871,000 60.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,309 $4,769,000 6.6%
Staff $465 $1,695,000 2.3%
General Administration $382 $1,393,000 1.9%
School Administration $864 $3,148,000 4.3%
Operation $1,547 $5,637,000 7.8%
Transportation $1,035 $3,773,000 5.2%
Other $343 $1,250,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,945 $21,665,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,919 $6,993,000 9.6%
Total Expenditures $19,904 $72,529,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,279 $2,211,847,000 56.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,668 $277,745,000 7.1%
Staff $660 $109,915,000 2.8%
General Administration $717 $119,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $1,131 $188,323,000 4.8%
Operation $1,667 $277,666,000 7.1%
Transportation $939 $156,455,000 4.0%
Other $304 $50,608,000 1.3%
Total Support $7,086 $1,180,199,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,004 $500,275,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $23,369 $3,892,321,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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