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Dover-Sherborn School District

Public school districtGrades 6–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Dover and Sherborn.

Dover’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,081
Schools
2
Spent per student
$27,480
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Dover-Sherborn School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% of the 394 Massachusetts 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 well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Dover 6,026A+Sherborn 4,455

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dover. Grade by grade →

PK–5ChickeringDover School District
6–8Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dover-Sherborn Regional HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency74%
State average 40.7% · 662 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 43.7% · 664 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 157 in the class

96% 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
$27,480 per student · 4% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 34%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 25%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,185’20
1,160’21
1,151’22
1,105’23
1,081’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Asian 14%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dover
A+
471 students9:1
Dover-Sherborn Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover
A+
610 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Medfield School DistrictMedfield
$22,024per student
Natick School DistrictNatick
$22,229per student
Ashland School DistrictAshland
$18,902per student
Framingham School DistrictFramingham
$26,329per student

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 Massachusetts.