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Pittsfield, New Hampshire - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Pittsfield School District #73 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,486 per pupil, Pittsfield School District ranks #130 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
525
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$20,486
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pittsfield School District operates 3 public schools serving 525 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Merrimack County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,486 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 38.6% local, 46.7% state, and 14.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 45/100, ranked #73 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across 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 246.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 56.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.0% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pittsfield Middle School, with a diversity index of 27.7/100.
Its largest campus is Pittsfield Elementary School, enrolling 215 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Pittsfield Elementary School accounts for 41.0% of all Pittsfield School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pittsfield School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Pittsfield School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Pittsfield School District school enrollment ranges from 103 students (lowest) to 215 students (highest), a spread of 112 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.
Pittsfield School District student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — 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.
Pittsfield School District chronic absenteeism rate is 56.6% — 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.
How many schools are in Pittsfield School District?
Pittsfield School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 525 students.
How much does Pittsfield School District spend per student?
Pittsfield School District spends $20,486 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #73 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Pittsfield School District?
Pittsfield School District students are 89.0% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pittsfield School District?
Pittsfield School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #73 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.