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Milford, New Hampshire - 5 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Milford School District #85 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,661 per pupil, Milford School District ranks #138 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,131
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$19,661
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Milford School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,131 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Hillsborough County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,661 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 67.2% local, 26.1% state, and 6.7% 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 37/100, ranked #85 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 240.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Milford Middle School, with a diversity index of 27.4/100.
Its largest campus is Milford High School, enrolling 655 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Milford Early Education Experiences, at 54 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Milford High School accounts for 30.7% of all Milford School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Milford 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.
Milford School District school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Milford School District school enrollment ranges from 54 students (lowest) to 655 students (highest), a spread of 601 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Milford School District student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Milford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.2% — 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.
Milford School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,131 students.
How much does Milford School District spend per student?
Milford School District spends $19,661 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #85 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Milford School District?
Milford School District students are 87.2% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Milford School District?
Milford School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #85 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.