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New London, New Hampshire - 7 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Kearsarge Regional School District #49 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,822 per pupil, Kearsarge Regional School District ranks #92 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,734
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$23,822
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kearsarge Regional School District operates 7 public schools serving 1,734 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 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 $23,822 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 69.9% local, 25.0% 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 55/100, ranked #49 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 197.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James House Preschool, with a diversity index of 38.4/100.
Its largest campus is Kearsarge Regional High School, enrolling 485 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is James House Preschool, at 22 students, a 22x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Kearsarge Regional High School accounts for 28.0% of all Kearsarge Regional School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kearsarge 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.
Kearsarge Regional School District school enrollment varies 22× across entities
Kearsarge Regional School District school enrollment ranges from 22 students (lowest) to 485 students (highest), a spread of 463 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Kearsarge Regional School District student-counselor ratio is 197:1 — 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.
Kearsarge Regional School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.1% — 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 Kearsarge 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 Kearsarge Regional School District?
Kearsarge Regional School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,734 students.
How much does Kearsarge Regional School District spend per student?
Kearsarge Regional School District spends $23,822 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #49 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Kearsarge Regional School District?
Kearsarge Regional School District students are 91.6% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kearsarge Regional School District?
Kearsarge Regional School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #49 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.