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Nashua, New Hampshire - 20 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Nashua School District #90 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,617 per pupil, Nashua School District ranks #153 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,004
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$17,617
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nashua School District operates 20 public schools serving 10,004 students, placing it in the mid-size range in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 6 combined, 3 middle, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $17,617 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 17 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 55.0% local, 33.5% state, and 11.5% 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 32/100, ranked #90 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 2 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (39 AP courses district-wide), a 176.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.4% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Franklin Street School, with a diversity index of 69.7/100.
Its largest campus is Nashua High School South, enrolling 1,686 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Purple Panthers Preschool, at 37 students, a 46x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Nashua High School South accounts for 16.9% of all Nashua School District student enrollment
That concentration means Nashua 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.
Nashua School District school enrollment varies 46× across entities
Nashua School District school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 1,686 students (highest), a spread of 1,649 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Nashua School District student-counselor ratio is 177:1 — 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.
Nashua School District chronic absenteeism rate is 42.9% — 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.
Nashua School District has 20 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 6 combined, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,004 students.
How much does Nashua School District spend per student?
Nashua School District spends $17,617 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #90 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Nashua School District?
Nashua School District students are 49.4% White, 30.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Asian, 2.8% African American, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nashua School District?
Nashua School District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #90 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.