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

Chichester Central School

Federal NCES profile for Chichester Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330231000037
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
62
📋 Attendance
19
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Chichester Central School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of New Hampshire schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for New Hampshire
12.2%
free-lunch eligible
192
students enrolled

Chichester Central School has class sizes smaller than 80% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

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

-9 students YoY

Chichester Central School held near 188 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 21.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-9 students YoY 330231000037 · Chichester, NH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

192 enr · 9.1:1 · 12.2% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Eureka Springs Middle School (192 students)

Chichester Central School held near 188 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount). Teacher FTE held 21.0 → 21.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Chichester Central School compares

Chichester Central School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 9.1:1 ▼ 19% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 12.2% ▼ 43% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 192 top 64% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
192
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
12.2%
free-lunch eligible - 43% 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
9.1:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 20% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.3%
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
$27,630
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 192 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.9%
Two or More 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino 0.5%

Largest group: White at 97.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.1, Chichester Central School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

District finance for Chichester School District reports $27,630 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 Chichester Central School

How many students attend Chichester Central School?

Chichester Central School has 192 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Chichester, NH. CCD year-over-year: 197 (2022-23) → 188 (2023-24), nearly flat (-9).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Chichester Central School?

The student-teacher ratio at Chichester Central School is 9.1:1, which is 19% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 42% 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 Chichester Central School?

12.2% of students at Chichester Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Chichester Central School?

The largest demographic group at Chichester Central School is White at 97.9% of enrollment, in Chichester, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Chichester Central School?

Chichester Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (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 Chichester School District?

None reported; Chichester School District operates only Chichester Central 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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