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Laconia, New Hampshire - 5 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Laconia School District #42 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,216 per pupil, Laconia School District ranks #120 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,834
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$21,216
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Laconia School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,834 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $21,216 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 52.6% local, 31.6% state, and 15.8% 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 59/100, ranked #42 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 235.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 47.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.4% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodland Heights Elementary School, with a diversity index of 29.9/100.
Its largest campus is Laconia High School, enrolling 562 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Laconia High School accounts for 30.6% of all Laconia School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Laconia 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.
Laconia School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Laconia School District school enrollment ranges from 255 students (lowest) to 562 students (highest), a spread of 307 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.
Laconia School District student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — 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.
Laconia School District chronic absenteeism rate is 47.5% — 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.
Laconia School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,834 students.
How much does Laconia School District spend per student?
Laconia School District spends $21,216 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #42 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Laconia School District?
Laconia School District students are 85.4% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Laconia School District?
Laconia School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #42 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.