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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at DOVER HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
375
High
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050543000257
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL
101 PIRATES LOOP, DOVER, AR 72837 · (479) 331-2120 · Pope County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
4.3:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
206 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 29% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DOVER HIGH SCHOOL
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 375 | 54.9% | 31.7% |
| FOUKE HIGH SCHOOL FOUKE | 349 | 54.7% | 34.6% |
| PANGBURN HIGH SCHOOL PANGBURN | 326 | 56.4% | 33.7% |
| PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL PERRYVILLE | 427 | 57.6% | 32.3% |
| ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL ROSE BUD | 308 | 55.5% | 38.7% |
| BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 326 | 52.1% | 27.3% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DOVER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Pope County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #112 of 272 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #69 of 280 ▲ 86 | #3 of 6 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #134 of 310 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 4.3:1 | #12 of 245 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #203 of 246 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #180 of 273 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #41 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
4.3:1
was 6.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 375 | 86.8 | 4.3:1 | 55% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 76.4 | 5.2:1 | 48% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 70.7 | 5.4:1 | 49% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 60 | 6.2:1 | 60% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 37.2 | 11.7:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 36 | 10.9:1 | 51% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 30% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOVER HIGH SCHOOL.
About DOVER HIGH SCHOOL
DOVER, Arkansas, is home to DOVER HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 375 students. High schools in Arkansas have about 510 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
The 3 schools of DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, including DOVER HIGH SCHOOL, enroll 1,205 students.
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL is 91% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, DOVER HIGH SCHOOL scores 16%.
Its staff includes 86.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 4.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 55% of students at DOVER HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Pope County, the school's rate is lower.
The model predicts 39.4% for a school in Arkansas with DOVER HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. DOVER HIGH SCHOOL posts 31.7%.
In Pope County, median household income comes to about $57,344, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 10,311 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, is the closest to DOVER HIGH SCHOOL. DOVER HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. The school's 31.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 375, starting from 372. The number of students per teacher dropped from 6.2 to 4.3 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,344
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,311 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 455 students
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 375 students
Other schools in DOVER
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 455 students
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 375 students
Other Dover High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Dover High. DOVER HIGH SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Dover High SchoolDover, DE · 1,812 students
- Dover High SchoolDOVER, NJ · 1,167 students
- Dover High SchoolDover, OH · 823 students
- DOVER HIGH SCHOOLDOVER PLAINS, NY · 462 students
- Dover High SchoolDover, OK · 63 students
Nearby schools
- DOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 375
- DOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 455
- CENTER VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 397
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 399
- RUSSELLVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 808
- DWIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About DOVER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is DOVER HIGH SCHOOL?
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DOVER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DOVER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 4.3:1 students per teacher at DOVER HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOVER HIGH SCHOOL?
At DOVER HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DOVER HIGH SCHOOL in?
DOVER HIGH SCHOOL is part of DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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