Dover Public School District
A public school district in Dover, New Jersey, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,525
- Students enrolled
- 288.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 630.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,480
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,525 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,775th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 111th of 651 in New Jersey. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,480 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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 Public School District spent $22,480 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,326 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $22,480 | $81.0 million | 3,603 |
| FY2022 | $21,538 | $74.3 million | 3,448 |
| FY2021 | $16,395 | $55.1 million | 3,359 |
| FY2020 | $14,937 | $50.6 million | 3,389 |
| FY2019 | $14,243 | $46.5 million | 3,262 |
| FY2018 | $13,325 | $44.5 million | 3,341 |
| FY2017 | $13,350 | $43.9 million | 3,290 |
| FY2016 | $13,456 | $42.2 million | 3,139 |
| FY2015 | $13,360 | $42.5 million | 3,179 |
| FY2014 | $13,269 | $40.8 million | 3,077 |
| FY2013 | $13,446 | $40.8 million | 3,036 |
| FY2012 | $13,756 | $41.1 million | 2,985 |
| FY2011 | $13,057 | $40.0 million | 3,063 |
| FY2010 | $14,347 | $42.0 million | 2,931 |
| FY2009 | $13,257 | $38.7 million | 2,920 |
| FY2008 | $13,441 | $39.4 million | 2,928 |
| FY2007 | $13,574 | $39.1 million | 2,878 |
| FY2006 | $12,421 | $36.6 million | 2,950 |
| FY2005 | $11,326 | $34.5 million | 3,047 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.4 million | 11.7% |
| State | $64.5 million | 66.5% |
| Local | $21.2 million | 21.8% |
| Total | $97.1 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Academy Street Elementary School | 509 |
| Dover High School | 1,167 |
| Dover Middle School | 481 |
| East Dover Elementary School | 411 |
| North Dover Elementary School | 640 |
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
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3403930
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Jersey — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Jersey — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Jersey 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