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Barnstead, New Hampshire - 1 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Barnstead School District #20 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,773 per pupil, Barnstead School District ranks #63 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Barnstead School District operates 1 public schools serving 471 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Belknap County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,773 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending. See how New Hampshire compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 60.1% local, 31.1% state, and 8.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #20 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 224.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Barnstead Elementary School, enrolling 449 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Barnstead Elementary School accounts for 95.3% of all Barnstead School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Barnstead School District a distant remainder — means Barnstead School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Barnstead School District student-counselor ratio is 225:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Barnstead School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Barnstead School District?
Barnstead School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 471 students.
How much does Barnstead School District spend per student?
Barnstead School District spends $27,773 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #20 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Barnstead School District?
Barnstead School District students are 97.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Barnstead School District?
Barnstead School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #20 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.