Enrollment
407
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Alton, NH
Alton Central School (Elem)
Federal NCES profile for Alton Central School (Elem), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330144000003
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 59
📋 Attendance 11
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Alton Central School (Elem) earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of New Hampshire schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.5:1
- small classes for New Hampshire
- 15.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 407
- students enrolled
Alton Central School (Elem) has class sizes smaller than 74% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Alton School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330144000003 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
43.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.5:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-16% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
15.6%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
-27% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Alton Central School (Elem) compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Alton Central School (Elem)
Alton Central School (Elem) is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Alton, New Hampshire, enrolling 407 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 15.6% lands close to the New Hampshire typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 407 puts it in the larger third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 500 scored New Hampshire schools.
Against 167 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #76.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 204 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Alton School District spends $38,334 per pupil, 35% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.
Alton School District operates only this one school, so Alton Central School (Elem) has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Alton Central School (Elem) compares
Alton Central School (Elem) on the metrics families compare, against New Hampshire and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Hampshire | New Hampshire avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.5:1 | ▼ 16% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 15.6% | ▼ 27% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 407 | top 26% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
407
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
15.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 27% below the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher
- 16% below state mean
Top 26% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
35.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$38,334
per pupil, district-wide
- above New Hampshire avg of $28,358
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 204 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 95.6%
Two or More 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino 1.0%
Asian 0.5%
Largest group: White at 95.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.5, Alton Central School (Elem) is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Alton School District, which includes Alton Central School (Elem).
$38,334
Per student
+35%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+131%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.5%
State 22.5%
Federal 5.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Hampshire, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~407 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Alton Central School (Elem)
How many students attend Alton Central School (Elem)?
Alton Central School (Elem) has 407 students enrolled. It is a public school in Alton, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alton Central School (Elem)?
The student-teacher ratio at Alton Central School (Elem) is 9.5:1, which is 16% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 39% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Alton Central School (Elem)?
15.6% of students at Alton Central School (Elem) are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alton Central School (Elem)?
The largest demographic group at Alton Central School (Elem) is White at 95.6% of enrollment, in Alton, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Alton Central School (Elem)?
Alton Central School (Elem) has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Alton Central School (Elem) a good school?
Alton Central School (Elem) earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of New Hampshire schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Alton School District?
None reported; Alton School District operates only Alton Central School (Elem) as a public school district in NCES's records.
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