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Concord, New Hampshire - 7 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Concord School District #56 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,765 per pupil, Concord School District ranks #109 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,037
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$21,765
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Concord School District operates 7 public schools serving 4,037 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Merrimack County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,765 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 63.1% local, 25.1% state, and 11.9% 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 51/100, ranked #56 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 270.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.9% White, 9.7% African American, 5.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mill Brook School, with a diversity index of 53.5/100.
Its largest campus is Concord High School, enrolling 1,394 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Broken Ground School, at 291 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Concord High School accounts for 34.5% of all Concord School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Concord School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Concord School District school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Concord School District school enrollment ranges from 291 students (lowest) to 1,394 students (highest), a spread of 1,103 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.
Concord School District student-counselor ratio is 271:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Concord School District is typically wider than the Concord School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Concord School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.8% — 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.
Concord School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,037 students.
How much does Concord School District spend per student?
Concord School District spends $21,765 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #56 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Concord School District?
Concord School District students are 74.9% White, 9.7% African American, 5.5% Asian, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Concord School District?
Concord School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #56 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.