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Sanbornville, New Hampshire - 1 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Wakefield School District #23 of 114 districts in New Hampshire (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,602 per pupil, Wakefield School District ranks #86 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Wakefield School District operates 1 public schools serving 456 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Carroll County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,602 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 56.2% local, 34.7% state, and 9.1% 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 68/100, ranked #23 of 114 in New Hampshire against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 410:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 55.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.1% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Paul Elementary School, enrolling 410 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Paul Elementary School accounts for 89.9% of all Wakefield School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Wakefield School District a distant remainder — means Wakefield 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.
Wakefield School District student-counselor ratio is 410:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Wakefield School District chronic absenteeism rate is 55.6% — 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 Wakefield School District?
Wakefield School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 456 students.
How much does Wakefield School District spend per student?
Wakefield School District spends $24,602 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #23 in New Hampshire.
What is the demographic composition of Wakefield School District?
Wakefield School District students are 95.1% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wakefield School District?
Wakefield School District has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #23 out of 114 districts in New Hampshire.