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Dover School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dover.

Dover’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,205
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,101
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$15.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dover School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 76% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.3M, about $12,685 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 76% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Dover 1,385

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dover. Grade by grade →

PK–4Dover Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Dover Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dover High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 38.3% · 759 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 39.9% · 759 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.9% · 88 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,101 per student · 4% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 77%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,242’20
1,220’21
1,254’22
1,218’23
1,205’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dover
A
455 students15:1
Dover Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Dover
A−
375 students14:1
Dover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover
B−
375 students4:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.