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Somersworth, New Hampshire - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Somersworth School District #54 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,822 per pupil, Somersworth School District ranks #128 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,336
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,822
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Somersworth School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,336 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Strafford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,822 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 49.1% local, 34.6% state, and 16.3% 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 53/100, ranked #54 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 199.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.5% White, 8.3% Asian, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Idlehurst Elementary School, with a diversity index of 47.1/100.
Its largest campus is Somersworth High School, enrolling 399 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Somersworth High School accounts for 29.9% of all Somersworth School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Somersworth 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.
Somersworth School District student-counselor ratio is 200:1 — 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.
Somersworth School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.6% — 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 Somersworth School District is typically wider than the Somersworth School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Somersworth School District?
Somersworth School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,336 students.
How much does Somersworth School District spend per student?
Somersworth School District spends $20,822 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #54 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Somersworth School District?
Somersworth School District students are 72.5% White, 8.3% Asian, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Somersworth School District?
Somersworth School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #54 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.