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Schools in Dover Township

Dover Township’s public schools

Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District and Gaylord Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/7schools above Michigan’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Gaylord
Students per teacher
17.4
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,790 students on the public path
In brief

Dover Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Dover Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg places highest (better than 84%); Lewiston Elementary School lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Dover Township, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg and JohannesburgLewiston High School. 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 Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District.

Two districts serve Dover Township

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

Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 675 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,953MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Gaylord Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,747 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,951MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District43%
State average 45.4% · 367 students tested
Math · K–12, Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District26%
State average 33.6% · 367 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Gaylord Community Schools53%
State average 45.4% · 1399 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gaylord Community Schools45%
State average 33.6% · 1400 students tested

Dover Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dover Township—Gaylord PK–12 · Johannesburg-Lewiston Area K–12
LivingstonA−Gaylord
CorwithC+Vanderbilt Area Schools
CharltonB−Johannesburg-Lewiston Area
ChesterB+Gaylord PK–12 · Johannesburg-Lewiston Area K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Gaylord with Dover Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dover Township

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

Also serving Dover Townshipin other towns
North Ohio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Gaylord
C+
388 students15:1Rate it →
South Maple Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Gaylord
B+
385 students14:1Rate it →
JohannesburgLewiston ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Johannesburg
B−
313 students16:1Rate it →
Lewiston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lewiston
C−
157 students18:1Rate it →
Gaylord Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Gaylord
A−
435 students20:1Rate it →
Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg
High · Grades 9–12 · Gaylord
A−
907 students21:1Rate it →
JohannesburgLewiston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Johannesburg
B
205 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Dover Township’s schools

Are Dover Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dover Township. Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District and Gaylord Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dover Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dover Township in?

Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District and Gaylord Community Schools.

Where do Dover Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Gaylord High SchoolVoc Bldg and JohannesburgLewiston 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.