Enrollment
506
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Deerfield, NH
Deerfield Community School
Federal NCES profile for Deerfield Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330258000082
👥 S:T ratio 55
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 49
📋 Attendance 23
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Deerfield Community School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median.
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.2:1
- students per teacher
- 8.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 506
- students enrolled
Deerfield Community School has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Deerfield School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330258000082 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
45.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.2:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
8.0%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
-63% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Deerfield Community School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Deerfield Community School
Deerfield Community School is a lower-poverty, large combined-grade school in Deerfield, New Hampshire, enrolling 506 students.
At 11.2:1, 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 8.0% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 506 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 122 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #68.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 253 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 30.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Deerfield School District operates only this one school, so Deerfield Community School 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 Deerfield Community School compares
Deerfield Community 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 | 11.2:1 | ▼ 1% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 8.0% | ▼ 63% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 506 | top 15% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
506
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
8.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 63% 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
11.2:1
students per teacher
- 1% below state mean
Top 57% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 43% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.6%
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
$27,571
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 253 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.9 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 95.5%
Two or More 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.2%
Largest group: White at 95.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.7, Deerfield Community School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Deerfield School District, which includes Deerfield Community School.
$27,571
Per student
-3%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 69.1%
State 24.8%
Federal 6.1%
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 (~506 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Deerfield Community School
How many students attend Deerfield Community School?
Deerfield Community School has 506 students enrolled. It is a public school in Deerfield, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Community School?
The student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Community School is 11.2:1, which is 1% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 29% 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 Deerfield Community School?
8.0% of students at Deerfield Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Deerfield Community School?
The largest demographic group at Deerfield Community School is White at 95.5% of enrollment, in Deerfield, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Deerfield Community School?
Deerfield Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (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 Deerfield Community School a good school?
Deerfield Community School earns 40/100 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 Deerfield School District?
None reported; Deerfield School District operates only Deerfield Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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