Dover Area SD
A public school district in Dover, Pennsylvania, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,184
- Students enrolled
- 224.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 478.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,118
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,184 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,087th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 153rd of 777 in Pennsylvania. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,118 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 59% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Dover Area SD spent $17,118 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,920 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $17,118 | $56.3 million | 3,287 |
| FY2022 | $17,112 | $54.9 million | 3,211 |
| FY2021 | $15,693 | $53.6 million | 3,418 |
| FY2020 | $14,532 | $50.8 million | 3,493 |
| FY2019 | $14,117 | $49.6 million | 3,516 |
| FY2018 | $13,836 | $48.5 million | 3,508 |
| FY2017 | $13,423 | $46.9 million | 3,494 |
| FY2016 | $13,989 | $48.5 million | 3,470 |
| FY2015 | $12,155 | $43.2 million | 3,558 |
| FY2014 | $11,633 | $42.4 million | 3,645 |
| FY2013 | $11,639 | $42.2 million | 3,627 |
| FY2012 | $10,578 | $38.5 million | 3,638 |
| FY2011 | $11,035 | $39.9 million | 3,613 |
| FY2010 | $9,652 | $35.5 million | 3,680 |
| FY2009 | $9,781 | $35.4 million | 3,623 |
| FY2008 | $9,689 | $34.4 million | 3,548 |
| FY2007 | $8,390 | $32.2 million | 3,833 |
| FY2006 | $8,385 | $30.2 million | 3,601 |
| FY2005 | $7,920 | $28.0 million | 3,531 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.7 million | 7.6% |
| State | $28.5 million | 38.6% |
| Local | $39.8 million | 53.8% |
| Total | $73.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dover Area El School | 356 |
| Dover Area High School | 979 |
| Dover Area MS | 735 |
| Leib El School | 372 |
| North Salem El School | 384 |
| Weigelstown El School | 323 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4207680
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Pennsylvania — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Pennsylvania — A to Z, each with its page.
- Pennsylvania on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved