Bud Carlson Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Rochester, New Hampshire
Bud Carlson Academy in Rochester, New Hampshire enrolled 96 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the New Hampshire high-school median of 11.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 11-19% (New Hampshire: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
76 students in 2022-23, 77 students in 2023-24, 96 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 76 | 7.0 | 10.9 |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 5.0 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 96 | 5.0 | 19.2 |
19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 New Hampshire high schools
Among the 95 New Hampshire high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 144 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bud Carlson Academy enrolled 72 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 144 of the 72 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions14
- Chronically absent67.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.5% of students were White, 6.3% of two or more races, 5.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White88.5%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Hispanic5.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
11-19% of the 38 students in Bud Carlson Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | New Hampshire | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 11‑19% | 80% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 38 | 326 | 13,202 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Rochester
2 public high schools in Rochester report 2024-25 enrollment; Bud Carlson Academy is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaulding High School | 1,298 | 13.2 | 23.0% |
| Bud Carlson Academy | 96 | 19.2 | 39.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bud Carlson Academy
- Spaulding High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 1,298 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Nute High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.4 miles away: 166 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Compare Bud Carlson Academy with Spaulding High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rochester School District spends per student$18,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,146
- The largest public schools in New HampshireBud Carlson Academy is the number 82 by size of 96 New Hampshire high schools open in 2024-25.#82 of 96
- New Hampshire schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 11.5 for high schools.19.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bud Carlson Academy
How many students attend Bud Carlson Academy?
96 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 76 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Rochester, NH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bud Carlson Academy?
19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Hampshire median for high schools is 11.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bud Carlson Academy a Title I school?
Bud Carlson Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What is the graduation rate at Bud Carlson Academy?
11-19% of the 38 students in Bud Carlson Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bud Carlson Academy in?
Rochester School District, NCES district ID 3305940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330594000694 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.