Public schools in Dover, NJ
Dover has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,820 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Dover Public Schools runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Dover's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Dover | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Public Schools | 5 | 3,603 | $22,480 |
| Rockaway Township School District | 2 | 2,386 | $27,620 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Dover, 1,167 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover High School | 1,167 | 12.7 | 52.4% | Dover Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Dover, 481 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Middle School | 481 | 11.0 | 60.3% | Dover Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Dover, 2,172 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dover Elementary School | 640 | 10.5 | 69.5% | Dover Public Schools |
| Academy Street Elementary School | 509 | 12.3 | 71.5% | Dover Public Schools |
| East Dover Elementary School | 411 | 10.9 | 65.2% | Dover Public Schools |
| Birchwood Elementary School | 314 | 10.1 | 18.2% | Rockaway Township |
| Dennis B O'Brien Elementary School | 298 | 9.4 | 22.1% | Rockaway Township |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Dover's public schools compare with New Jersey's
The median Dover school has 10.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the New Jersey median of 11.3. 71% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 31% across the state. Its median school enrolls 481 students (state 435).
| Dover | New Jersey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 10.9 | 11.3 |
| Median school size (students) | 481 | 435 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 71% | 31% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 8.1% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Dover schools and the 2,480 New Jersey schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Dover
- Dover Public SchoolsRuns 5 of Dover's 7 public schools and spent $22,480 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,480
- Dover High School, the largest high school in Dover1,167 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.1,167
- Compare Dover Public Schools with Rockaway Township School DistrictDover's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New JerseyNew Jersey's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Dover addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in New Jersey
- Newark78 schools
- Jersey City52 schools
- Paterson46 schools
- Elizabeth38 schools
- Trenton34 schools
- Hamilton26 schools
- Camden22 schools
- East Orange21 schools
Questions about schools in Dover
How many public schools are in Dover, NJ?
7 public schools with an address in Dover were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,820 students.What is the largest high school in Dover?
Dover High School, with 1,167 students in 2024-25 (Dover Public Schools).Which districts run Dover's schools?
Dover Public Schools (5 schools), Rockaway Township School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25