Public schools in Merrimack, NH
Merrimack has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,613 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Merrimack School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Merrimack's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Merrimack | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack School District | 6 | 3,570 | $21,779 |
| Gate City Charter School For the Arts | 1 | 151 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Merrimack, 1,057 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack High School | 1,057 | 12.5 | 8.1% | Merrimack |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Merrimack, 1,013 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Mastricola Upper Elementary School | 533 | 13.3 | 10.9% | Merrimack |
| Merrimack Middle School | 480 | 10.2 | 6.5% | Merrimack |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Merrimack, 1,543 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeds Ferry School | 504 | 11.9 | 9.3% | Merrimack |
| Thorntons Ferry School | 504 | 12.1 | 9.5% | Merrimack |
| James Mastricola Elementary School | 375 | 11.7 | 9.1% | Merrimack |
| Gate City Charter School for the Arts | 160 | 16.0 | 30.6% | Gate City Charter School For the Arts |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Merrimack's public schools compare with New Hampshire's
The median Merrimack school has 12.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the New Hampshire median of 11.0. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 20% across the state. Its median school enrolls 504 students (state 280).
| Merrimack | New Hampshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 12.1 | 11.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 504 | 280 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 20% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 0.6% |
| Charter schools | 14% | 7.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Merrimack schools and the 484 New Hampshire schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Merrimack
- Merrimack School DistrictRuns 6 of Merrimack's 7 public schools and spent $21,779 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,779
- Merrimack High School, the largest high school in Merrimack1,057 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.1,057
- Compare Merrimack School District with Gate City Charter School For the ArtsMerrimack's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New HampshireNew Hampshire's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Merrimack addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Merrimack
How many public schools are in Merrimack, NH?
7 public schools with an address in Merrimack were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,613 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Merrimack?
Merrimack High School, with 1,057 students in 2024-25 (Merrimack School District).Which districts run Merrimack's schools?
Merrimack School District (6 schools), Gate City Charter School For the Arts (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25