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Gorham, New Hampshire - 3 schools
An equity score of 49/100 ranks Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District #62 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,000 per pupil, Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District ranks #135 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
383
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,000
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District operates 3 public schools serving 383 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Coos County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,000 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 59.3% local, 33.1% state, and 7.7% 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 49/100, ranked #62 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 124:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Gorham High School, with a diversity index of 21.0/100.
Its largest campus is Gorham High School, enrolling 149 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Gorham High School accounts for 38.9% of all Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative 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.
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District student-counselor ratio is 124:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.5% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District?
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 383 students.
How much does Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District spend per student?
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District spends $20,000 per student. The district has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #62 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District?
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District students are 90.9% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District?
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District has an equity score of 49/100, ranking #62 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.