Great Bay Charter School

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Exeter, New Hampshire - 2 schools

143
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
-
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Great Bay Charter School operates 2 public schools serving 143 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 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 Rockingham County.

and 61.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Great Bay Charter School (H), enrolling 94 students (61% of the district's total enrollment).

Great Bay Charter School (H) accounts for 61.0% of all Great Bay Charter School student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Great Bay Charter School a distant remainder — means Great Bay Charter School-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Great Bay Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 61.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 2 schools in Great Bay Charter School.

White 89.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.8%
Multiracial 5.9%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

61.9%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Great Bay Charter School

School Enrollment
Great Bay Charter School (H)
Charter
94
Great Bay Charter School (M)
Charter
60

How Great Bay Charter School Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The New Hampshire districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Kreiva Academy Public Charter School Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Kensington School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Bethlehem School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Gate City Charter School for the Arts Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Holderness School District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Great Bay Charter School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Great Bay Charter School?

Great Bay Charter School has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 143 students.

What is the demographic composition of Great Bay Charter School?

Great Bay Charter School students are 89.5% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.