📍 2368 Rt 22, Dover Plains, Dutchess County, 12522
Dover High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dover Plains, Dutchess County. The school has 467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dover Union Free School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dover High School enrolls 467 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 467 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 240 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. 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 rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 105.
Dover High School is one of 4 schools in DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DOVER PLAINS, New York. The district serves 1,344 students district-wide and employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 467 students, Dover High School is larger than the district average of about 336 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe