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Dover, Ohio - 5 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Dover City #605 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,701 per pupil, Dover City ranks #887 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,676
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,701
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dover City operates 5 public schools serving 2,676 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Tuscarawas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,701 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 97 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.4% local, 35.5% state, and 13.0% 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 33/100, ranked #605 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 554.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.2% White, 24.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Elementary School, with a diversity index of 47.9/100.
Its largest campus is Dover High School, enrolling 823 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Dover High School accounts for 30.8% of all Dover City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dover City-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 City school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Dover City school enrollment ranges from 392 students (lowest) to 823 students (highest), a spread of 431 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 City student-counselor ratio is 555:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Dover City chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Dover City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,676 students.
How much does Dover City spend per student?
Dover City spends $10,701 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #605 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Dover City?
Dover City students are 71.2% White, 24.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dover City?
Dover City has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #605 out of 806 districts in Ohio.