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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Dover Senior High School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,371
High
DISTRICT 700 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330264000088
Dover Senior High School
25 Alumni Dr., Dover, NH 03820 · (603) 516-6900 · Strafford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
317 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 26%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
26.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,371
+52 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.1:1
% White
82%
was 82%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
6%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dover Senior High School
Dover Senior High School is one of the sprawling 9-12 campuss in Dover, New Hampshire, part of Dover School District, with 1,371 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New Hampshire's public schools average about 496 students each, so Dover Senior High School sits 176% above that benchmark.
Dover Senior High School is one of 5 schools operated by Dover School District, a district that instructs 3,498 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Dover Senior High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder is composed of 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 108 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.2:1 average. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Dover Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.
In the area at large, Strafford County reports that median household income runs about $88,570, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Strafford County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,978 students), Dover Senior High School is one campus in the mix.
Dover Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dover Senior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dover Senior High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.3%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dover Senior High School has ticked up 4%, going from 1,319 students in 2018 to 1,371 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover School District
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · 412 students
- Garrison SchoolElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Woodman Park SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne StreetElementary · 412 students
- Garrison SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Seacoast Charter SchoolElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Dover Middle School0.1 mi · 941
- Woodman Park School0.8 mi · 421
- Garrison School1.2 mi · 353
- Frances G. Hopkins Elementary School at Horne Street2.4 mi · 412
- Oyster River Preschool Education Program2.9 mi · 30
- Oyster River High School2.9 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Dover Senior High SchoolHow large is Dover Senior High School?
Dover Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,371 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dover Senior High School serve?
Dover Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Dover Senior High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Dover Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Dover Senior High School?
Student demographics at Dover Senior High School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dover Senior High School?
Dover Senior High School is overseen by Dover School District in Strafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.