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Dover, NJ
Public School Ratings




Dover Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Dover Public School District details

Dover Public School District
21 Belmont Ave
Dover, NJ 07801

3,603 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Dover Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.1% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
44%
39%
50%
24%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Academy Street Elementary School
14 Academy Street
Dover, NJ, 07801
PK-06
Dover High School
100 Grace Street
Dover, NJ, 07801
09-12
Dover Middle School
302 East Mcfarlan Street
Dover, NJ, 07801
07-08
East Dover Elementary School
300 East Mcfarlan Street
Dover, NJ, 07801
KG-06
North Dover Elementary School
51 Highland Avenue
Dover, NJ, 07801
PK-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.2% 40.1%
Black 3.8% 15.1%
Hispanic 90.6% 33.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 10.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.5% 35.1%
Free lunch eligible 45.3% 29.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 15.3% 5.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,972 $35,930,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,384 $4,988,000 7.6%
Staff $342 $1,234,000 1.9%
General Administration $444 $1,599,000 2.4%
School Administration $992 $3,573,000 5.4%
Operation $1,142 $4,116,000 6.2%
Transportation $184 $662,000 1.0%
Other $496 $1,788,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,985 $17,960,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,371 $12,145,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $18,328 $66,035,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,952 $17,923,333,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,555 $3,534,923,000 10.1%
Staff $804 $1,112,297,000 3.2%
General Administration $463 $640,692,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,140 $1,578,024,000 4.5%
Operation $2,061 $2,851,992,000 8.1%
Transportation $687 $951,282,000 2.7%
Other $633 $875,349,000 2.5%
Total Support $8,343 $11,544,559,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,100 $5,673,661,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $25,395 $35,141,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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