Lempster School District operates 1 public schools serving 115 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 132 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Sullivan County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,496 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 62.4% local, 29.3% state, and 8.3% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $105,000 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 220:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Lempster Community School accounts for 100.0% of all Lempster School District student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Lempster School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Lempster School District student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — 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.
Lempster School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.2% — 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 Lempster School District is typically wider than the Lempster School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lempster School District has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 115 students.
How much does Lempster School District spend per student?
Lempster School District spends $27,496 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in Lempster School District?
The average teacher salary in Lempster School District is $105,000 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the demographic composition of Lempster School District?
Lempster School District students are 92.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.