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Henniker, New Hampshire - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks John Stark Regional School District #76 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,676 per pupil, John Stark Regional School District ranks #102 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
John Stark Regional School District operates 1 public schools serving 612 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $22,676 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 65.6% local, 29.3% state, and 5.1% 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 43/100, ranked #76 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 204:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 48.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
John Stark Regional High School accounts for 100.0% of all John Stark Regional School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of John Stark Regional School District a distant remainder — means John Stark Regional 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.
John Stark Regional School District student-counselor ratio is 204:1 — 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.
John Stark Regional School District chronic absenteeism rate is 48.2% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to John Stark Regional 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 John Stark Regional School District?
John Stark Regional School District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 612 students.
How much does John Stark Regional School District spend per student?
John Stark Regional School District spends $22,676 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #76 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of John Stark Regional School District?
John Stark Regional School District students are 92.0% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for John Stark Regional School District?
John Stark Regional School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #76 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.