Gilford School District

Public school district · Belknap County · New Hampshire · NCES district ID 3303180

Gilford School District spent $21,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 52% of the other New Hampshire districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $21,779). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,050 students in 2024-25; 19.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,710 per student, up 10.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (New Hampshire: 88.1%).

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 Gilford in enrollment (1,023 to 1,207 students) and Gilford itself.

Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts closest in size to Gilford, FY23Winnacunnet Cooperative $25,799; Mascoma Valley Regional $25,410; Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative $24,312; Berlin Public Schools $23,015; Raymond $22,322; Shaker Regional $21,789; Gilford $21,371; Hollis-Brookline Cooperative $21,287; Newfound Area $21,003; Litchfield $18,942; State median, 1,000+ students $21,779.15k17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kWinnacunnet Cooperative$25,799Mascoma Valley Regional$25,410Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative$24,312Berlin Public Schools$23,015Raymond$22,322Shaker Regional$21,789Gilford$21,371Hollis-Brookline Cooperative$21,287Newfound Area$21,003Litchfield$18,942State median, 1,000+ students $21,779
Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts closest in size to Gilford, FY23Winnacunnet Cooperative $25,799; Mascoma Valley Regional $25,410; Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative $24,312; Berlin Public Schools $23,015; Raymond $22,322; Shaker Regional $21,789; Gilford $21,371; Hollis-Brookline Cooperative $21,287; Newfound Area $21,003; Litchfield $18,942; State median, 1,000+ students $21,779.15k17.5k20k22.5k25k27.5kWinnacunnet Cooperative$25,799Mascoma Valley Regional$25,410Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative$24,312Berlin Public Schools$23,015Raymond$22,322Shaker Regional$21,789Gilford$21,371Hollis-Brookline Cooperative$21,287Newfound Area$21,003Litchfield$18,942State median, 1,000+ students $21,779
Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts closest in size to Gilford, FY23Winnacunnet Cooperative $25,799; Mascoma Valley Regional $25,410; Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative $24,312; Berlin Public Schools $23,015; Raymond $22,322; Shaker Regional $21,789; Gilford $21,371; Hollis-Brookline Cooperative $21,287; Newfound Area $21,003; Litchfield $18,942; State median, 1,000+ students $21,779.15k20k25k27.5kWinnacunnet Cooperative$25,799Mascoma Valley Regional$25,410Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative$24,312Berlin Public Schools$23,015Raymond$22,322Shaker Regional$21,789Gilford$21,371Hollis-Brookline Cooperative$21,287Newfound Area$21,003Litchfield$18,942State median, 1,000+ students $21,779
Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts closest in size to Gilford, FY23Winnacunnet Cooperative $25,799; Mascoma Valley Regional $25,410; Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative $24,312; Berlin Public Schools $23,015; Raymond $22,322; Shaker Regional $21,789; Gilford $21,371; Hollis-Brookline Cooperative $21,287; Newfound Area $21,003; Litchfield $18,942; State median, 1,000+ students $21,779.15k20k25k27.5kWinnacunnet Cooperative$25,799Mascoma Valley Regional$25,410Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative$24,312Berlin Public Schools$23,015Raymond$22,322Shaker Regional$21,789Gilford$21,371Hollis-Brookline Cooperative$21,287Newfound Area$21,003Litchfield$18,942State median, 1,000+ students $21,779

Where the money came from

$26,392,000 in revenue: 19.1% state, 76.1% local and 4.8% federal. Total spending including $290,000 of capital outlay was $24,792,000, or $22,018 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Gilford School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,036,000; Local $20,076,000; Federal $1,280,000; total $26,392,000.
  • State$5,036,000 19%
  • Local$20,076,000 76%
  • Federal$1,280,000 5%

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

1,126 students in 2022-23, 1,094 students in 2023-24, 1,050 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Gilford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,05005001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,0942024-251,050
Gilford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,05005001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,0942024-251,050
Gilford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,05005001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,0942024-251,050
Gilford School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,126, 2023-24: 1,094, 2024-25: 1,05005001k1.5k2022-231,1262023-241,0942024-251,050

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,126102.011.0
2023-241,094103.010.6
2024-251,050102.010.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$8,485,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,536 per student

Gilford School District booked $8,485,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 102 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 $83,186 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 41 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).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$6,302,00074.3%
Special education$1,874,00022.1%
Other programs$309,0003.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,002 in 2018-19, $7,047 in 2019-20, $7,232 in 2020-21, $7,383 in 2021-22, $7,536 in 2022-23.

Gilford School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,002, 2019-20: $7,047, 2020-21: $7,232, 2021-22: $7,383, 2022-23: $7,53602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0022019-20$7,0472020-21$7,2322021-22$7,3832022-23$7,536
Gilford School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,002, 2019-20: $7,047, 2020-21: $7,232, 2021-22: $7,383, 2022-23: $7,53602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0022019-20$7,0472020-21$7,2322021-22$7,3832022-23$7,536
Gilford School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,002, 2019-20: $7,047, 2020-21: $7,232, 2021-22: $7,383, 2022-23: $7,53602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0022019-20$7,0472020-21$7,2322021-22$7,3832022-23$7,536
Gilford School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,002, 2019-20: $7,047, 2020-21: $7,232, 2021-22: $7,383, 2022-23: $7,53602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,0022019-20$7,0472020-21$7,2322021-22$7,3832022-23$7,536

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 Gilford School District scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 50% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtNew HampshireStudents tested
Reading and language arts57%50.8%529
Math50%40.5%530

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 115 students in Gilford School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtNew Hampshire
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%88.1%
Students in the class11513,202

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 303 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gilford Elementary School3039.510.6%Targeted 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 middle school, 277 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gilford Middle School2779.613.0%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 high school, 470 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gilford High School47011.59.8%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.

Contact Gilford School District

  • Phone: (603) 527-9215
  • Office: 2 Belknap Mountain Road, Gilford, NH 03249

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 Gilford School District

  1. New Hampshire districts by spending per studentGilford School District ranks 26 of 49 New Hampshire districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($21,371).#26 of 49
  2. Every school district in New HampshireGilford School District is the number 45 by size of 197 New Hampshire districts, with 1,126 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#45 of 197
  3. Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School DistrictThe next larger New Hampshire district: 1,141 students in fall 2022, $21,287 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,287
  4. Mascoma Valley Regional School DistrictThe next smaller New Hampshire district: 1,098 students in fall 2022, $25,410 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,410
  5. Compare Gilford School District with Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Gilford High School, its largest high school470 students in 2024-25, 11.5 per teacher.470
  7. Teacher salary spending across New HampshireGilford School District spent $83,186 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $85,704); spending, not a salary.$83,186
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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 Gilford School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Gilford School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,050 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Gilford School District spend per student?
    $21,371 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 $23,710 per student, up 10.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Gilford School District's money come from?
    $26,392,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.1% state, 76.1% local and 4.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Gilford School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 51 of the 1,053 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.8%, 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.
  5. How much does Gilford School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $8,485,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,536 per student. Divided by the 102 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $83,186 per teacher, more than 41 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).
  6. How do students in Gilford School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Gilford School District scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 50% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Gilford School District?
    90-94% of the 115 students in Gilford School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Gilford School District's NCES district ID?
    3303180. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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

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