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Dover Union Free School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Dover, and parts of Union Vale, Washington and Amenia.

Dover’s School Grade C better than 25% of New York school districts

Students
1,317
Schools
4
Spent per student
$30,721
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dover Union Free School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $2,453 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% of the 1,013 New York 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
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CDover 8,419

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dover. Grade by grade →

K–2Wingdale Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Dover Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Dover Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dover High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 46.5% · 630 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.9% · 581 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.2% · 109 in the class

87% 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
$30,721 per student · 11% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 48%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,323’20
1,329’21
1,310’22
1,302’23
1,317’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%Hispanic 43%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Wingdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Wingdale
255 students11:1
Dover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Dover Plains
C−
305 students12:1
Dover Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dover Plains
C−
295 students9:1
Dover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover Plains
A−
462 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington Central School DistrictBeekman, LaGrange, Pleasant Valley
$29,678per student
Hyde Park Central School DistrictClinton, Pleasant Valley
$30,782per student
Pine Plains Central School DistrictStanford
$41,085per student
Regional School District 01Kent, Sharon
$40,382per 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 York.