📍 100 Grace Street, Dover, Morris County, 07801
Dover High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dover, Morris County. The school has 1,159 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dover Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 87.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dover High School enrolls 1,159 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 87.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White and 4.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,013 | 87% |
| White | 63 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
615 of the school's 1,159 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 qualify for free lunch and 205 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dover High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Dover High School is one of 5 schools in Dover Public School District, based in Dover, New Jersey. The district serves 3,525 students district-wide and employs 265 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,159 students, Dover High School is larger than the district average of about 705 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large