Other / mixed grade configuration · Danville, NH

Danville Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Danville Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330672000435
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
34
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Danville Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median.

41
Resource Index · Typical
10.9:1
students per teacher
8.8%
free-lunch eligible
283
students enrolled

Danville Elementary School has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

283

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.9:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-4% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

8.8%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-59% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Danville Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Danville Elementary School

Danville Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Danville, New Hampshire, enrolling 283 students.

At 10.9:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Hampshire median, within a few percentage points of the 11.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 8.8% of students eligible for free meals.

With 283 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Hampshire median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 500 scored New Hampshire schools.

Against 114 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #68.

Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 283 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 26.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Timberlane Regional School District spends $21,250 per pupil, 25% below the New Hampshire average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Timberlane Regional School District also operates Timberlane Regional High School (944 students) and Timberlane Regional Middle School (723 students) alongside Danville Elementary School.

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 Danville Elementary School compares

Danville Elementary School 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 10.9:1 ▼ 4% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 8.8% ▼ 59% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 283 top 48% - -

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

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
283
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
8.8%
free-lunch eligible - 59% 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
10.9:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 50% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.5%
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
$21,250
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 283 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.2 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 87.3%
Hispanic or Latino 6.4%
Two or More 5.7%
African American 0.7%

Largest group: White at 87.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.0, Danville Elementary School is about as mixed as the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Timberlane Regional School District, which includes Danville Elementary School.

$21,250
Per student
-25%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.6%
State 24.1%
Federal 4.3%

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.

How Danville Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Timberlane Regional High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Timberlane Regional Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Pollard Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Atkinson Academy Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Sandown North Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Danville Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Timberlane Regional School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Danville Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Danville Elementary School

How many students attend Danville Elementary School?

Danville Elementary School has 283 students enrolled. It is a public school in Danville, NH.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Danville Elementary School is 10.9:1, which is 4% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 31% 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 Danville Elementary School?

8.8% of students at Danville Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Danville Elementary School is White at 87.3% of enrollment, in Danville, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Danville Elementary School?

Danville Elementary School 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 Danville Elementary School a good school?

Danville Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median. 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 Timberlane Regional School District?

Besides Danville Elementary School, Timberlane Regional School District also operates Timberlane Regional High School (944 students), Timberlane Regional Middle School (723 students), and Pollard Elementary School (434 students). See the Timberlane Regional School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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