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Dover Town School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Dover and Victory Gardens.

Dover’s School Grade D better than 14% of New Jersey school districts

Students
3,208
Schools
5
Spent per student
$25,369
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dover Town School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NJ average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $415 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% of the 651 New Jersey 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DDover 18,919DVictory Gardens 1,596

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dover. Grade by grade →

PK–63 schoolsThis district
7–8Dover Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dover High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 35.5% · 1,730 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 48.6% · 1,624 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 90.5% · 329 in the class

98% 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
$25,369 per student · 11% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 70%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,133’20
3,135’21
3,290’22
3,262’23
3,208’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 91%White 4%Black 3%Asian 1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

North Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dover
C−
640 students11:1
Academy Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dover
C−
509 students12:1
East Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dover
C−
411 students11:1
Dover Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dover
C+
481 students11:1
Dover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover
B−
1,167 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Morris Hills Regional School DistrictRockaway Township, Wharton
$34,335per student
Randolph Township School DistrictRandolph Township
$26,566per student
Mine Hill Township School DistrictMine Hill Township
$24,749per student
Rockaway Township School DistrictRockaway Township
$28,101per 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 New Jersey.