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Amherst, New Hampshire - 1 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Souhegan Cooperative School District #60 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,167 per pupil, Souhegan Cooperative School District ranks #77 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$26,167
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Souhegan Cooperative School District operates 1 public schools serving 704 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $26,167 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper 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 78.4% local, 18.5% state, and 3.1% 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 50/100, ranked #60 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 180.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Souhegan Coop High School, enrolling 696 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Souhegan Coop High School accounts for 98.9% of all Souhegan Cooperative School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Souhegan Cooperative School District a distant remainder — means Souhegan Cooperative 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.
Souhegan Cooperative School District student-counselor ratio is 181:1 — 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.
Souhegan Cooperative School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — 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 Souhegan Cooperative School District is typically wider than the Souhegan Cooperative School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Souhegan Cooperative School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Souhegan Cooperative School District?
Souhegan Cooperative School District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 704 students.
How much does Souhegan Cooperative School District spend per student?
Souhegan Cooperative School District spends $26,167 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #60 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Souhegan Cooperative School District?
Souhegan Cooperative School District students are 89.4% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Asian, 1.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Souhegan Cooperative School District?
Souhegan Cooperative School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #60 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.