Communities served include the majority of Dover, as well as Cheswold, Hartly, Little Creek, and about half of Leipsic.

Dover High School offers a program for students to become certified nursing assistants.

[7] Since 2006, members of Dover High's Japanese Club have participated in a cultural exchange program with its sister school located in Kakuda, Japan.

[citation needed] Dover High School's BPA team performed well at the 2010 National Leadership Conference, placing 6th in Fundamentals of Web Design, 1st in PC Servicing and Troubleshooting, 3rd in Network Design, and 9th in Small Business Management.

[14] The school entered the Odyssey of the Mind,[15] and placed 7th in the World Finals in 2009.