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Dover, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Dover School District #141 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,317 per pupil, Dover School District ranks #158 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,254
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,317
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dover School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,254 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Pope County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,317 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.9% local, 52.0% state, and 19.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #141 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 401.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.2% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dover Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.4/100.
Its largest campus is Dover Elementary School, enrolling 455 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Dover Elementary School accounts for 36.3% of all Dover School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dover School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 School District student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Dover School District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Dover School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,254 students.
How much does Dover School District spend per student?
Dover School District spends $11,317 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #141 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Dover School District?
Dover School District students are 91.2% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dover School District?
Dover School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #141 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.