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Plymouth, New Hampshire - 1 schools
At $26,509 per pupil, Waterville Valley School District ranks #72 of 161 New Hampshire districts by per-pupil spending (New Hampshire districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$26,509
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Waterville Valley School District operates 1 public schools serving 51 students, placing it among the smallest districts in New Hampshire. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Grafton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $26,509 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 62.4% local, 34.2% state, and 3.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 82.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 9.1% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Waterville Valley Elementary School accounts for 64.7% of all Waterville Valley School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Waterville Valley School District a distant remainder — means Waterville Valley School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Waterville Valley School District student-counselor ratio is 83:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Waterville Valley School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — 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 Waterville Valley School District is typically wider than the Waterville Valley School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Waterville Valley 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 Waterville Valley School District?
Waterville Valley School District has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 51 students.
How much does Waterville Valley School District spend per student?
Waterville Valley School District spends $26,509 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Waterville Valley School District?
Waterville Valley School District students are 87.9% White, 9.1% Asian, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.