NCES CCD 2024-25 29 schools NH

Best-Resourced Schools in Manchester, NH

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29 public K-12 schools in Manchester from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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29
Schools
13,450
Students
34.6/100
Avg Resource Index
12.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Manchester has more public-school enrollment than 87% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Manchester's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Manchester's list includes 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 7 high-school campuses, plus 9 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

The composite and staffing measures point in different directions

Manchester's average Resource Investment Index sits at the 24th percentile, while its teacher-staffing measure sits at the 86th percentile. The 62-point percentile gap is a reminder that the index is not a class-size score: counselors, gifted-program reporting, and attendance also affect it. Compare those components directly when two schools have similar index totals; the same headline score can arise from a different mix of reported resources.

City enrollment
Top 13%
School count
Top 9%
Resource Index average
24th percentile
Teacher staffing
86th percentile

Manchester school enrollment varies 31× across entities

Manchester school enrollment ranges from 42 students (lowest) to 1,296 students (highest), a spread of 1,254 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Manchester operates 7 school districts — among the most fragmented governance structures in the country

Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Manchester student-teacher ratio is 12.3:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

7 of Manchester's 29 listed schools are charters

24% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M) 57
2. Bartlett Elementary School 55
3. Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (H) 50
4. Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School 49
5. Manchester School of Technology (High School) 43
6. The Founders Academy Charter School (E) 42
7. The Founders Academy Charter School (H) 41
8. Webster School 40
9. Southside Middle School 39
10. Middle School at Parkside 38
11. Manchester West High School 37
12. Henry J. Mclaughlin Jr. Middle School 36
13. Green Acres School 35
14. Manchester Central High School 34
15. Hillside Middle School 34
16. Northwest Elementary School 34
17. Manchester Memorial High School 33
18. Highland-Goffes Falls School 33
19. Bakersville School 33
20. Smyth Road School 30
21. Henry Wilson Elementary School 27
22. Gossler Park School 26
23. Polaris Charter School 26
24. Parker-Varney School 25
25. Weston Elementary School 24
26. Jewett School 22
27. Beech Street School 21
28. Mcdonough School 20
29. Mill Falls Charter School 20

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Manchester

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Bakersville School 74.7/100
  2. 2 Gossler Park School 72.8/100
  3. 3 Beech Street School 71.7/100
  4. 4 Manchester Central High School 71.6/100
  5. 5 Manchester West High School 70.5/100

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Which Manchester school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M) has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Manchester schools in this federal-data comparison at 57/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Manchester, NH? ▼

Manchester has 29 public schools with a total enrollment of 13,450 students. 7 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 12.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.