Total enrollment
2,658
+36 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Dover City
Ohio · 2,658 students · 1 city
Dover City in Ohio runs 5 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 2,658 students (an average of 532 per school).
4-year change in Dover City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dover City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,658 | #152 of 584 | #3,601 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #143 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #535 of 579 | #8,416 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #115 of 422 | #3,807 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Dover City
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 2,743 to 2,658 students (down 3%) and from 129 to 131 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover High School | Dover | High | 09-12 | 823 |
| Dover Middle School | Dover | Middle | 06-08 | 616 |
| South Elementary School | Dover | Elementary | PK-01 | 422 |
| East Elementary School | Dover | Elementary | 02-03 | 405 |
| Dover Avenue Elementary School | Dover | Elementary | 04-05 | 392 |
About Dover City
Dover City is a low-population Ohio school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 2,658.
In terms of grade levels, Dover City comprises 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 532 in this district, higher than the Ohio typical of 469.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 2,622 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,658 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Dover City discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.