Dover-Sherborn
A public school district in Dover, Massachusetts, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,081
- Students enrolled
- 111.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 182.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,869
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,081 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,084th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 235th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 60% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,869 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 86% 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-Sherborn spent $24,869 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,865 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 | $24,869 | $29.3 million | 1,180 |
| FY2022 | $24,989 | $29.0 million | 1,160 |
| FY2021 | $23,699 | $28.1 million | 1,185 |
| FY2020 | $22,733 | $27.4 million | 1,204 |
| FY2019 | $21,713 | $26.0 million | 1,196 |
| FY2018 | $21,196 | $25.3 million | 1,192 |
| FY2017 | $19,901 | $23.9 million | 1,203 |
| FY2016 | $19,032 | $23.1 million | 1,215 |
| FY2015 | $19,981 | $23.5 million | 1,175 |
| FY2014 | $18,750 | $21.9 million | 1,169 |
| FY2013 | $16,719 | $19.6 million | 1,171 |
| FY2012 | $17,421 | $20.7 million | 1,191 |
| FY2011 | $17,767 | $20.5 million | 1,155 |
| FY2010 | $17,188 | $19.8 million | 1,150 |
| FY2009 | $15,831 | $17.6 million | 1,110 |
| FY2008 | $17,386 | $19.1 million | 1,096 |
| FY2007 | $17,653 | $19.1 million | 1,083 |
| FY2006 | $17,273 | $18.2 million | 1,053 |
| FY2005 | $14,865 | $15.7 million | 1,058 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.4 million | 3.9% |
| State | $8.0 million | 22.8% |
| Local | $25.7 million | 73.3% |
| Total | $35.1 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dover-Sherborn Regional High | 610 |
| Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School | 471 |
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
- Grade 6 to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2504290
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Massachusetts — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Massachusetts — A to Z, each with its page.
- Massachusetts 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