Dover School District
A public school district in Dover, New Hampshire, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,537
- Students enrolled
- 273.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 535.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,118
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,537 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,766th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 197 in New Hampshire. Larger than 84% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,118 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% 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 School District spent $19,118 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,048 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 | $19,118 | $72.2 million | 3,778 |
| FY2022 | $17,453 | $67.2 million | 3,848 |
| FY2021 | $16,348 | $62.9 million | 3,846 |
| FY2020 | $14,808 | $58.7 million | 3,966 |
| FY2019 | $14,247 | $56.7 million | 3,980 |
| FY2018 | $13,482 | $53.9 million | 3,995 |
| FY2017 | $13,589 | $51.6 million | 3,800 |
| FY2016 | $13,184 | $50.5 million | 3,829 |
| FY2015 | $12,449 | $47.5 million | 3,812 |
| FY2014 | $11,911 | $44.7 million | 3,753 |
| FY2013 | $12,074 | $44.7 million | 3,705 |
| FY2012 | $11,802 | $44.1 million | 3,737 |
| FY2011 | $10,445 | $42.8 million | 4,101 |
| FY2010 | $12,074 | $43.9 million | 3,637 |
| FY2009 | $11,528 | $42.0 million | 3,641 |
| FY2008 | $9,955 | $41.3 million | 4,153 |
| FY2007 | $9,850 | $40.6 million | 4,121 |
| FY2006 | $9,430 | $38.3 million | 4,064 |
| FY2005 | $9,048 | $36.4 million | 4,020 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.0 million | 7.4% |
| State | $19.5 million | 23.8% |
| Local | $56.3 million | 68.8% |
| Total | $81.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Dover Middle School | 941 |
| Dover Senior High School | 1,371 |
| Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street | 412 |
| Garrison School | 353 |
| Woodman Park School | 421 |
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
- 3302640
Elsewhere
- Public schools in New Hampshire — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in New Hampshire — A to Z, each with its page.
- New Hampshire 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