Elementary school (grades K-5) · Ashland, NH

Ashland Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Ashland Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330156000010
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
68
📋 Attendance
15
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ashland Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of New Hampshire schools.

45
Resource Index · Typical
8:1
small classes for New Hampshire
28.3%
free-lunch eligible
159
students enrolled

Ashland Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 89% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-12 students YoY

Ashland Elementary School shrank from 159 students in 2022-23 to 147 in 2023-24 (-7.5%).

Teacher FTE held 20.2 → 20.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-12 students YoY 330156000010 · Ashland, NH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

159 enr · 8:1 · 28.3% lunch · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Altar Valley Middle School (159 students)

Ashland Elementary School shrank from 159 students in 2022-23 to 147 in 2023-24 (-7.5%). Teacher FTE held 20.2 → 20.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Ashland Elementary School compares

Ashland Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Hampshire and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Hampshire New Hampshire avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8:1 ▼ 29% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.3% ▲ 32% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 159 top 70% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
159
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
28.3%
free-lunch eligible - 32% above 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
8:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 11% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.0%
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
$24,893
per pupil, district-wide - below New Hampshire avg of $24,919
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 159 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
Two or More 3.8%
African American 1.3%
Asian 1.3%

Largest group: White at 88.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.9, Ashland Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

District finance for Ashland School District reports $24,893 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ashland Elementary School

How many students attend Ashland Elementary School?

Ashland Elementary School has 159 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Ashland, NH. CCD year-over-year: 159 (2022-23) → 147 (2023-24), down 12.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ashland Elementary School is 8:1, which is 29% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 49% 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 Ashland Elementary School?

28.3% of students at Ashland Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ashland Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Ashland Elementary School is White at 88.7% of enrollment, in Ashland, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ashland Elementary School?

Ashland Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Ashland School District?

None reported; Ashland School District operates only Ashland Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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