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Barrington, New Hampshire - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Barrington School District #72 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,240 per pupil, Barrington School District ranks #76 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Barrington School District operates 3 public schools serving 951 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Strafford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,240 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 68.4% local, 26.7% state, and 5.0% 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 45/100, ranked #72 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 247.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barrington Middle School, with a diversity index of 14.2/100.
Its largest campus is Barrington Elementary School, enrolling 405 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Barrington Elementary School accounts for 42.6% of all Barrington School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Barrington School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Barrington School District school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Barrington School District school enrollment ranges from 137 students (lowest) to 405 students (highest), a spread of 268 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Barrington School District student-counselor ratio is 248:1 — 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.
Barrington School District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.7% — 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 Barrington School District?
Barrington School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 951 students.
How much does Barrington School District spend per student?
Barrington School District spends $26,240 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #72 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Barrington School District?
Barrington School District students are 93.4% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Barrington School District?
Barrington School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #72 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.