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Goffstown, New Hampshire - 5 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Goffstown School District #111 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,330 per pupil, Goffstown School District ranks #160 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,773
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$16,330
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Goffstown School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,773 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 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 Hillsborough County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,330 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 17 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 67.3% local, 25.5% state, and 7.2% 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 18/100, ranked #111 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 425.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.4% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bartlett Elementary School, with a diversity index of 32.7/100.
Its largest campus is Goffstown High School, enrolling 1,008 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bartlett Elementary School, at 177 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Goffstown High School accounts for 36.4% of all Goffstown School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Goffstown 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.
Goffstown School District school enrollment varies 5.7× across entities
Goffstown School District school enrollment ranges from 177 students (lowest) to 1,008 students (highest), a spread of 831 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.
Goffstown School District student-counselor ratio is 425:1 — 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.
Goffstown School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Goffstown School District is typically wider than the Goffstown School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Goffstown School District?
Goffstown School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,773 students.
How much does Goffstown School District spend per student?
Goffstown School District spends $16,330 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #111 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Goffstown School District?
Goffstown School District students are 88.4% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Goffstown School District?
Goffstown School District has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #111 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.