Dover High School

Dover High School operates as a reasonably sized senior high in Dover, Ohio, part of Dover City. Current enrollment sits at 823 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 565.

Dover City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,658 students. Dover High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Dover High School lists that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Dover High School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Tuscarawas County put median household income runs about $65,044, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Tuscarawas County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,660 students), Dover High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Dover Avenue Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Dover High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 836 (now 823). Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 21% across the same window.

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