Derry Cooperative School District
Public school district · Rockingham County · New Hampshire · NCES district ID 3302610
Derry Cooperative School District spent $22,014 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 58% of the other New Hampshire districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,779). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,372 students in 2024-25; 33.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,696 per student, up 7.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among New Hampshire districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Derry Cooperative in enrollment (2,490 to 3,778 students) and Derry Cooperative itself.
Where the money came from
$95,720,000 in revenue: 33.9% state, 60.2% local and 5.9% federal. Total spending including $145,000 of capital outlay was $96,377,000, or $30,742 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$32,470,000 34%
- Local$57,628,000 60%
- Federal$5,622,000 6%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 49 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
3,124 students in 2022-23, 3,087 students in 2023-24, 2,372 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 3,124 | 248.0 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 3,087 | 248.4 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 2,372 | 188.4 | 12.6 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$22,551,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,193 per student
Derry Cooperative School District booked $22,551,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 248 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $90,931 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 62 in 100 New Hampshire districts with a figure (state median $85,704, 137 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Hampshire teacher salary at $62,783 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $14,211,000 | 63.0% |
| Special education | $7,996,000 | 35.5% |
| Other programs | $344,000 | 1.5% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,844 in 2018-19, $5,825 in 2019-20, $6,459 in 2020-21, $6,715 in 2021-22, $7,193 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Derry Cooperative School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 38% in math, against 50.8% in reading and 40.5% in math across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states.
| Subject | This district | New Hampshire | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 48% | 50.8% | 1,984 |
| Math | 38% | 40.5% | 1,988 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
4 elementary schools, 1,544 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest P. Barka Elementary School | 485 | 12.1 | 19.8% | Targeted program |
| East Derry Memorial Elementary School | 388 | 11.9 | 11.3% | Not Title I |
| Grinnell School | 338 | 11.1 | 24.0% | Targeted program |
| South Range Elementary School | 333 | 12.6 | 24.3% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 middle school, 696 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert H. Hood Middle School | 696 | 12.7 | 18.4% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 other school, 132 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Early Education Program | 132 | 33.0 | 6.8% | Eligible, no program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
West Running Brook Middle School
Middle school in Derry; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 499 students; 11.2 students per teacher.
Derry Village School
Elementary school in Derry; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 405 students; 12.9 students per teacher.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Derry Cooperative School District
- Phone: (603) 432-1210
- Office: 18 South Main St., Derry, NH 03038
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Derry Cooperative School District
- New Hampshire districts by spending per studentDerry Cooperative School District ranks 21 of 49 New Hampshire districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,014).#21 of 49
- Every school district in New HampshireDerry Cooperative School District is the number 11 by size of 197 New Hampshire districts, with 3,135 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#11 of 197
- Timberlane Regional School DistrictThe next larger New Hampshire district: 3,316 students in fall 2022, $21,048 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,048
- Hudson School DistrictThe next smaller New Hampshire district: 3,065 students in fall 2022, $18,997 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,997
- Compare Derry Cooperative School District with Timberlane Regional School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across New HampshireDerry Cooperative School District spent $90,931 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $85,704); spending, not a salary.$90,931
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Derry Cooperative School District
How many schools and students are in Derry Cooperative School District?
6 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 other), enrolling 2,372 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Derry Cooperative School District spend per student?
$22,014 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Hampshire median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,779 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,696 per student, up 7.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Derry Cooperative School District's money come from?
$95,720,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.9% state, 60.2% local and 5.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Derry Cooperative School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 238 of the 5,013 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Derry Cooperative School District spend on teacher salaries?
$22,551,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,193 per student. Divided by the 248 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $90,931 per teacher, more than 62 in 100 New Hampshire districts (state median $85,704). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Hampshire teacher salary at $62,783 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Derry Cooperative School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Derry Cooperative School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 38% in math, against 50.8% in reading and 40.5% in math across New Hampshire. New Hampshire's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is Derry Cooperative School District's NCES district ID?
3302610. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25