📍 46 W Canal St, Dover, York County, 17315
Dover Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dover, York County. The school has 803 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dover Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dover Area MS enrolls 803 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 616 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 803 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 qualify for free lunch and 51 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 Area MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 196.
Dover Area MS is one of 6 schools in Dover Area SD, based in Dover, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,184 students district-wide and employs 227 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 803 students, Dover Area MS is larger than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize