Dover School District (New Jersey)

The Dover School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Dover in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Dover School District
Address
100 Grace Street
, Morris County, New Jersey, 07801
United States
Coordinates40.897378°N 74.562576°W / 40.897378; -74.562576
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentJames McLaughlin
Business administratorRaymond Slamb
Schools5
Students and staff
Enrollment3,448 (as of 2021–22)
Faculty244.6 FTEs
Student–teacher ratio14.1:1
Other information
District Factor GroupA
Websitewww.dover-nj.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending
Rank
(*)
K-12
average
 %± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$16,26014$18,891−13.9%
1Budgetary Cost11,738514,783−20.6%
2Classroom Instruction7,392158,763−15.6%
6Support Services1,17712,392−50.8%
8Administrative Cost1,516331,4852.1%
10Operations & Maintenance1,280101,783−28.2%
13Extracurricular Activities3391926826.5%
16Median Teacher Salary64,3224164,043
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.
*Of K-12 districts with 1,800-3,500 students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=68

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 3,448 students and 244.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.1:1.

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "A", the lowest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.

Students in grades K-12 from Victory Gardens attend the schools of the Dover School District, which has been consolidated since 2010. Students in grades 7-12 from Mine Hill Township participate in the Dover district as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

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