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Littleton, New Hampshire - 3 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Littleton School District #7 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,163 per pupil, Littleton School District ranks #89 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$24,163
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Littleton School District operates 3 public schools serving 653 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Grafton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,163 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 54.1% local, 31.8% state, and 14.1% 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 80/100, ranked #7 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 189:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.2% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mildred C. Lakeway School, with a diversity index of 29.3/100.
Its largest campus is Mildred C. Lakeway School, enrolling 309 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Daisy Bronson Junior High School, at 86 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mildred C. Lakeway School accounts for 47.3% of all Littleton School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Littleton School District a distant remainder — means Littleton School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Littleton School District school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Littleton School District school enrollment ranges from 86 students (lowest) to 309 students (highest), a spread of 223 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.
Littleton School District student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — 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.
Littleton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.4% — 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 Littleton School District is typically wider than the Littleton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Littleton School District?
Littleton School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 653 students.
How much does Littleton School District spend per student?
Littleton School District spends $24,163 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #7 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Littleton School District?
Littleton School District students are 86.2% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Littleton School District?
Littleton School District has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #7 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.