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Rochester, New Hampshire - 11 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Rochester School District #91 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,400 per pupil, Rochester School District ranks #156 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,943
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$17,400
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rochester School District operates 11 public schools serving 3,943 students, placing it among the smaller districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Strafford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,400 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 50.5% local, 39.7% state, and 9.8% 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 #91 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 219.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 44.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mcclelland School, with a diversity index of 29.2/100.
Its largest campus is Spaulding High School, enrolling 1,298 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is School Street School, at 50 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Spaulding High School accounts for 32.9% of all Rochester School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rochester 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.
Rochester School District school enrollment varies 26× across entities
Rochester School District school enrollment ranges from 50 students (lowest) to 1,298 students (highest), a spread of 1,248 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rochester School District student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — 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.
Rochester School District chronic absenteeism rate is 44.9% — 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.
How many schools are in Rochester School District?
Rochester School District has 11 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,943 students.
How much does Rochester School District spend per student?
Rochester School District spends $17,400 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #91 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Rochester School District?
Rochester School District students are 87.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rochester School District?
Rochester School District has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #91 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.