The Dover Area School District is a midsized, rural, public

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located in York County,

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. It serves Dover Township and the Borough of Dover. According to the 2010 United States Census, the district community's population grew to 25,779 people.United States Census Bureau, American Fact Finder, 2009 The population of the district was 22,349 people, according to the 2000 federal census. The educational attainment levels for the Dover Area School District population (25 years old and over) were 87% high school graduates and 14.7% college graduates. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 34.3% of the Dover Area School District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents’

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was $20,403, while the median family income was $53,056. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In York County, the median household income was $57,494. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. Dover Area School District operates seven schools:

Dover Area High School Dover Area High School is a midsized, suburban public high school located at 4500 Intermediate Avenue in Dover, Pennsylvania. In 2014, enrollment was reported as 1,009 pupils in 9th through 12th grades. Alternatively, Dover Area High School stude ...

(9th-12th), Dover Area Intermediate School (7th-8th), Dover Area Elementary School, Leib Elementary School, North Salem Elementary School and Weigelstown Elementary School. High school students may choose to attend

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for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Lincoln

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IU12 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty. In 2012, the Washington Township Educational Coalition filed a petition with the Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania, to initiate the process of transferring Washington Township from the Dover Area School District to the Northern York County School District. The petitioners cited the superior education outcomes and lower property taxes in Northern County School District as motives for the change request. Estimates project a net gain of $800,000 to $1 million over the next five years to Northern York County School District if the change were approved. After initially denying the petition in March 2017, the State Board of Education issued an order on March 10, 2021, transferring Washington Township to the Northern York County School District effective with the 2021-2022 school year.

Extracurriculars

The Dover Area School District's students have access to a wide variety of clubs, activities and an extensive sports program.

Instrumental Music Department

Dover Area School District is well known for its music programs. The Dover Eagle Marching Band, led by director George J. Bradshaw, went on a trip in December 2008 to San Diego where they received an award for Best Drum Major in the Big Bay Balloon Parade. The band has also traveled to Hollywood, California, as well as Memphis, Tennessee, where they won the National Parade Award for the Best Marching Band in the parade. The Marching Band also performs at various band shows and festivals throughout the country. The bands of Dover Area High School include: *The Dover Eagle Marching Band *Dominants - A select ensemble *Jazz Band *Concert Band *Symphonic Band *Pit Orchestra

Vocal Music Department

The choir department is headed by Ms. Samantha Roberts. She directs the various choir groups of Dover Area High School. Recently, the Renaissance vocal group travelled to San Diego with the marching band. The choral groups of Dover Area High School are: *Renaissance - A select choir *DHS Concert Choir - The Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors of DHS choir *Ladies Choir - The female vocal group *Men's Ensemble - A small male vocal group *Freshmen Choir - A choir consisting of DHS freshmen, often assisted by upperclassmen Recently, Dover was named one of the top 100 school districts for music in the nation by the NAMM for the 4th year in a row.

Sports

The Dover Area School District funds: ;Boys: *

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- AAA *

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- AAA * Cross country - AA * Football - AAA *

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...

- AAA * Soccer - AA *

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and

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- AA *

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

- AAA *

Track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

- AAA *

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

- AA *

Wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

- AAA ;Girls: *Basketball - AAAA *Cheer - AAAA *Cross country - AAA *

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- AAA *Golf - AAA *Soccer (Fall) - AAA *

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- AAA *Swimming and diving - AAA *Tennis - AAA *Track and field - AAA *Volleyball - AAA ;Intermediate School Sports: ;Boys: *Basketball *Cross country *Football *Soccer *Wrestling ;Girls: *Basketball *Cross country *Field hockey *Soccer (Fall) *volleyball According to PIAA directory July 2012 According to PIAA directory July 2013

References

*https://www.edline.net/pages/Dover_High_School

External links

* * https://www.edline.net/pages/Dover_High_School {{Coord, 40.00015, -76.85073, type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-PA, display=title School districts in York County, Pennsylvania

Extracurriculars

Instrumental Music Department

Vocal Music Department

Sports

See also

References

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