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Enrollment
979
High
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOVER AREA SD·NCES 420768004558
Dover Area High School
4500 Intermediate Ave, Dover, PA 17315 · (717) 292-8066 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL979 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
966 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
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 | 290 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 246 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 208 | 21% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 59% · 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 Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 56.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Dover Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #204 of 576 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #131 of 626 | #6 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #190 of 626 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 979 | #187 of 713 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #459 of 601 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #189 of 604 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #158 of 619 | #1 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #336 of 373 | #10 of 11 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
979
-59 (-6%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 979 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 99% (966) |
| 2023-24 | 1,013 | 63 | 16.1:1 | 95% (966) |
| 2022-23 | 1,016 | 63 | 16.1:1 | 49% (502) |
| 2020-21 | 1,038 | 66 | 15.7:1 | 27% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 999 | 68.4 | 14.6:1 | 39% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 69 | 13.7:1 | 34% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 1,038 | 71 | 14.6:1 | 27% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 1,027 | 61 | 16.8:1 | 9% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 927 | 65 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dover Area High School.
About Dover Area High School
Students in Dover, Pennsylvania, attend Dover Area High School, a mid-sized high school. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 979 students. The school is 33% above the average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Dover Area SD oversees Dover Area High School and 5 other schools, with 3,149 students in total.
White students are 72% of those enrolled at Dover Area High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. In York County overall, about 81% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Federal data show 99% of students (966) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in York County is 46 points.
Dover Area High School is in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.3%. The school's actual rate is 57.0%, 21.7 points higher.
The school is in York County, where the median household earns about $84,829 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across York County, 111 public schools serve about 64,242 students.
North Salem Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Dover Area High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 56.4% on proficiency, and Dover Area High School is above that at 57.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 979, down from 1,038 in 2020-21.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dover Area SD
- Dover Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Leib Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Dover Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Weigelstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Other schools in Dover
- Dover Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 735 students
- North Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 384 students
- Leib Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Dover Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Weigelstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Nearby schools
- North Salem Elementary School0.3 mi · 384
- Dover Area Middle School0.3 mi · 735
- Dover Area Elementary School0.9 mi · 356
- Weigelstown Elementary School2.0 mi · 323
- Leib Elementary School2.4 mi · 372
- Trimmer Elementary School3.8 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Dover Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dover Area High School?
Dover Area High School enrolls approximately 979 students in grades 09-12.
Is Dover Area High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dover Area High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Dover Area High School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Dover Area High School.
What is the student diversity at Dover Area High School?
Student demographics at Dover Area High School are roughly 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dover Area High School in?
Dover Area High School is part of Dover Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.