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Dover, Pennsylvania - 6 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Dover Area Sd #335 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,112 per pupil, Dover Area Sd ranks #345 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,287
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,112
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dover Area Sd operates 6 public schools serving 3,287 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in York County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,112 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.6% local, 38.1% state, and 8.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #335 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), and 25.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.3% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Weigelstown El Sch, with a diversity index of 56.3/100.
Its largest campus is Dover Area Hs, enrolling 979 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Weigelstown El Sch, at 323 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dover Area Hs accounts for 29.8% of all Dover Area Sd student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dover Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Dover Area Sd school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Dover Area Sd school enrollment ranges from 323 students (lowest) to 979 students (highest), a spread of 656 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Dover Area Sd has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Dover Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 25.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Dover Area Sd is typically wider than the Dover Area Sd-aggregate figure suggests.
Dover Area Sd has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,287 students.
How much does Dover Area Sd spend per student?
Dover Area Sd spends $17,112 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #335 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Dover Area Sd?
Dover Area Sd students are 72.3% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% African American, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dover Area Sd?
Dover Area Sd has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #335 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.