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Schools in Dover

Dover’s public schools

Mason County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 10% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,668 students on the public path
In brief

Dover’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dover’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Mason County Middle School places highest (better than 54%); Mason County Intermediate School lowest (43%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dover, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Charles Straub Elementary Schoolin MaysvilleNo scores
3–5Mason County Intermediate Schoolin MaysvilleC+
6–8Mason County Middle Schoolin MaysvilleB−
9–12Mason County High Schoolin MaysvilleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mason County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mason County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,668 students · 16.1 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,335KY $14,752 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 44.7% · 1303 students tested
Math35%
State average 37.8% · 1303 students tested

Dover vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Dover’s borders.

Schools next door
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Dover—Mason County

Every school in Dover

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Doverin other towns
Charles Straub Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Maysville
653 students14:1Rate it →
Mason County Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Maysville
C+
573 students15:1Rate it →
Mason County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maysville
B−
565 students15:1Rate it →
Mason County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Maysville
B−
877 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Dover’s schools

Are Dover’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dover. Mason County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dover in?

Mason County School District.

Where do Dover kids go to high school?

Mason County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.