Dover City School District
Serves Dover, Dover Township and Parral, and parts of Franklin Township.
Dover’s School Grade B better than 55% of Ohio school districts
What stands out about Dover City School District
- Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
- Spends 31% less per student than the OH average
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $21.5M, about $8,091 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
B: better than 55% of the 910 Ohio 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Dover. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. OH
2021–22 · class of 2023100% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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 Ohio.