Dover School District
Dover School District is a public school district based in Dover, Arkansas, serving 1,205 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #98 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 13% of them. Its schools average 402 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,592 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 8.4 students per teacher.
How Dover compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dover | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,592 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,769 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $15.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 144 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 258 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 8.4 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 402 | 365 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Arkansas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Arkansas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosnell School DistrictBlytheville | 1,215 | 2 | $10,992 | 12.5 | #94 |
| Genoa Central School DistrictTexarkana | 1,213 | 4 | $9,285 | 11.8 | #95 |
| Smackover Norphlet School DistrictSmackover | 1,208 | 3 | $10,823 | 10.2 | #96 |
| Dover School DistrictDover · this district | 1,205 | 3 | $10,592 | 8.4 | #98 |
| Rivercrest School DistrictWilson | 1,205 | 3 | $12,029 | 11.2 | #97 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Community School CorporationKokomo, IN | 1,205 | $8,978 | 15.6 |
| Siuslaw School District 97JFlorence, OR | 1,205 | $15,991 | 13.0 |
| Winfield CityWinfield, AL | 1,204 | $10,266 | 16.7 |
| Placerville Union ElementaryPlacerville, CA | 1,204 | $11,893 | 23.2 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ar-dover-school-district