Dover School District

District Overview
Headquartered at the McConnell Center on 61 Locust St. in Dover, New Hampshire, the Dover School District is an open, traditional public school system serving a small suburban community within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metropolitan region. Operating independently outside of a supervisory union as a non-charter district, it manages five operational schools that offer comprehensive educational programming from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Drawing from the 2024–2025 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) dataset, the district serves an overall enrollment of 3,537 students, comprising 1,857 male and 1,680 female learners.

The district's student population spans all primary and secondary grade levels, beginning with 47 pre-kindergarten and 207 kindergarten students and extending through the high school level with 368 ninth graders and 346 twelfth graders. Demographically, the student body includes 2,807 White, 272 multiracial, 215 Asian, 180 Hispanic, 57 Black, and 6 American Indian students. To maintain operations and deliver instruction across its campuses, the district employs a total workforce of approximately 1,070.3 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members. This staffing context includes approximately 546.2 FTE teachers, 118 FTE instructional aides, and 406.1 FTE support staff personnel.
5
Total Schools
3,537
Total Students
546.2
Full-Time Teachers
6.5
Student/Teacher Ratio
Demographics

District Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Dover School District
Demographic Student Count
White2,807
Hispanic180
Black57
Asian215
Two or More272
American Indian6
  • White
    2,807 (79.4%)
  • Two or More
    272 (7.7%)
  • Asian
    215 (6.1%)
  • Hispanic
    180 (5.1%)
  • Black
    57 (1.6%)
  • American Indian
    6 (0.2%)
School Levels

School Levels Data Table

School Levels in Dover School District
School LevelSchool Count
Elementary3
Middle1
High1
Other0
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District Details
Status:Open
District type:Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter:Not a charter district
Number of schools:5
Students:3,537*
Teachers (FTE):546.2*
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:6.5
Schools in Dover School District
Found 5 Schools