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Meredith, New Hampshire - 4 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District #19 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $29,799 per pupil, Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District ranks #57 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
918
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$29,799
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District operates 4 public schools serving 918 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Belknap County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $29,799 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 70.3% local, 20.1% state, and 9.5% 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 70/100, ranked #19 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 210.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 35.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.2% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Inter-Lakes Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.3/100.
Its largest campus is Inter-Lakes Elementary School, enrolling 397 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sandwich Central School, at 85 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Inter-Lakes Elementary School accounts for 43.2% of all Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District school enrollment ranges from 85 students (lowest) to 397 students (highest), a spread of 312 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.
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District student-counselor ratio is 211:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.9% — 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 Inter-Lakes 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 Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District?
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 918 students.
How much does Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District spend per student?
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District spends $29,799 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #19 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District?
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District students are 93.2% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District?
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #19 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.