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B−

Dover Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dover.

Dover’s Schools page →

Students
206
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,553
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$2.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dover Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Oklahoma districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 109% more per student than the OK average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 34.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.1M, about $10,214 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% of the 522 Oklahoma 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Dover 410

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dover. Grade by grade →

PK–8Dover EsThis district
9–12Dover HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 24.9% · 79 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 27.2% · 79 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.2% · 15 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$25,553 per student · 109% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 20%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
153’20
168’21
171’22
190’23
206’24

Up 34.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 30%Two or more races 9%Black 3%Asian <1%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 Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Dover Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dover
C+
143 students9:1
Dover HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover
B
63 students9:1

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 Oklahoma.