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Hooksett, New Hampshire - 3 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Hooksett School District #64 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,530 per pupil, Hooksett School District ranks #71 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,265
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$26,530
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hooksett School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,265 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle, 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 Merrimack County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,530 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 69.7% local, 25.8% state, and 4.4% 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 48/100, ranked #64 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 354.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.2% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fred C. Underhill School, with a diversity index of 35.4/100.
Its largest campus is Hooksett Memorial School, enrolling 431 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Hooksett Memorial School accounts for 33.8% of all Hooksett School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hooksett 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.
Hooksett School District student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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.
Hooksett School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — 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 Hooksett School District is typically wider than the Hooksett School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Hooksett School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,265 students.
How much does Hooksett School District spend per student?
Hooksett School District spends $26,530 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #64 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Hooksett School District?
Hooksett School District students are 84.2% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian, 1.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hooksett School District?
Hooksett School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #64 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.