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Exeter, New Hampshire - 2 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Exeter School District #57 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $25,851 per pupil, Exeter School District ranks #79 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
Exeter School District operates 2 public schools serving 833 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Rockingham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $25,851 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 75.1% local, 17.8% state, and 7.1% 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 #57 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 403.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Main Street School, enrolling 406 students (50% of the district's total enrollment).
Main Street School accounts for 48.7% of all Exeter School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Exeter School District a distant remainder — means Exeter 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.
Exeter School District student-counselor ratio is 404:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Exeter School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Exeter School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 833 students.
How much does Exeter School District spend per student?
Exeter School District spends $25,851 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #57 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Exeter School District?
Exeter School District students are 89.5% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian, 1.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Exeter School District?
Exeter School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #57 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.