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Hanover, New Hampshire - 1 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Hanover School District #61 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,684 per pupil, Hanover School District ranks #58 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
Hanover School District operates 1 public schools serving 455 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Grafton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,684 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 78.3% local, 20.2% state, and 1.5% 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 50/100, ranked #61 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 356.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.6% White, 10.2% Asian, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bernice a. Ray School, enrolling 463 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Bernice a. Ray School accounts for 100.0% of all Hanover School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hanover School District a distant remainder — means Hanover School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Hanover School District student-counselor ratio is 356:1 — 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.
Hanover School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.2% — 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 Hanover School District is typically wider than the Hanover School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Hanover School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 455 students.
How much does Hanover School District spend per student?
Hanover School District spends $29,684 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #61 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Hanover School District?
Hanover School District students are 72.6% White, 10.2% Asian, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hanover School District?
Hanover School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #61 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.