Dover Area School District
Dover Area School District is a public school district based in Dover, Pennsylvania, serving 3,184 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #147 of the 382 Pennsylvania districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 531 students each, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 560. Its superintendent is Timothy Mitzel. It spends about $15,693 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.
How Dover Area compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dover Area | Pennsylvania median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,693 | $15,764 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,451 | $10,126 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $82.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $69.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 224 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 478 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 354 | 328 | 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 Pennsylvania median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Timothy Mitzel
Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, EdNA, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Pennsylvania
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DuBois Area School DistrictDuBois | 3,222 | 6 | $14,595 | 12.7 | #145 |
| Penn-Delco School DistrictAston | 3,209 | 6 | $14,922 | 13.5 | #146 |
| Dover Area School DistrictDover · this district | 3,184 | 6 | $15,693 | 14.2 | #147 |
| Susquehanna Township School DistrictHarrisburg | 3,153 | 4 | $14,571 | 16.1 | #148 |
| Chester-Upland School DistrictChester | 3,143 | 7 | $21,368 | 14.5 | #149 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan DistrictMorgan, UT | 3,185 | $7,838 | 19.2 |
| Carthage Central School DistrictCarthage, NY | 3,183 | $20,366 | 10.8 |
| Westlake CityWestlake, OH | 3,183 | $16,101 | 14.3 |
| Aberdeen School DistrictAberdeen, WA | 3,183 | $13,782 | 18.7 |
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.
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