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Plaistow, New Hampshire - 7 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Timberlane Regional School District #99 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,250 per pupil, Timberlane Regional School District ranks #119 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,316
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$21,250
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Timberlane Regional School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,316 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 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 Rockingham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,250 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 71.6% local, 24.1% state, and 4.3% 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 27/100, ranked #99 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 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 240.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.6% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pollard Elementary School, with a diversity index of 33.8/100.
Its largest campus is Timberlane Regional High School, enrolling 944 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sandown Central School, at 154 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Timberlane Regional High School accounts for 28.5% of all Timberlane Regional School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Timberlane Regional 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.
Timberlane Regional School District school enrollment varies 6.1× across entities
Timberlane Regional School District school enrollment ranges from 154 students (lowest) to 944 students (highest), a spread of 790 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.
Timberlane Regional School District student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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.
Timberlane Regional School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.8% — 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 Timberlane Regional School District is typically wider than the Timberlane Regional School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Timberlane Regional 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 Timberlane Regional School District?
Timberlane Regional School District has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,316 students.
How much does Timberlane Regional School District spend per student?
Timberlane Regional School District spends $21,250 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #99 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Timberlane Regional School District?
Timberlane Regional School District students are 86.6% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Timberlane Regional School District?
Timberlane Regional School District has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #99 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.