Gilford High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 13 · Gilford, New Hampshire

Gilford High School in Gilford, New Hampshire enrolled 470 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 11.5 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 takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Hampshire: 50.8% and 41.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

499 students in 2022-23, 491 students in 2023-24, 470 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.0 to 41.0.

Students enrolled at Gilford High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234992023-244912024-25470
Students enrolled at Gilford High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234992023-244912024-25470
Students enrolled at Gilford High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234992023-244912024-25470
Students enrolled at Gilford High School by school year2022-23: 499, 2023-24: 491, 2024-25: 47002004006002022-234992023-244912024-25470
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349935.014.3
2023-2449141.012.0
2024-2547041.011.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 53 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.

Students per teacher, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Gilford High School 11.5; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilford High School 11.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Gilford High School 11.5; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilford High School 11.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Gilford High School 11.5; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilford High School 11.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, New Hampshire high schools, 2024-2595 values from 3.0 to 21.3; Gilford High School 11.5; state median 11.5.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherGilford High School 11.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.5

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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 126 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gilford High School enrolled 505 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 126 of the 505 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions26
  • Chronically absent28.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

95.7% of students were White, 1.7% Hispanic, 1.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White95.7%
  2. Hispanic1.7%
  3. Asian1.3%
  4. Black0.6%
  5. Two or more races0.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Gilford High School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Hampshire
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%57%50.8%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%50% (2021-22)41.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 115 students in Gilford High School'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNew Hampshire
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%90‑94%88.1%
Students in the class11511513,202

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.

What to look at next about Gilford High School

  1. Laconia High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 562 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  2. Belmont High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.4 miles away: 361 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  3. Compare Gilford High School with Laconia High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Gilford School District spends per student$21,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,371
  5. The largest public schools in New HampshireGilford High School is the number 42 by size of 96 New Hampshire high schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 96
  6. New Hampshire schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the New Hampshire median of 11.5 for high schools.11.5:1
  7. 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 Gilford High School

  1. How many students attend Gilford High School?
    470 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 499 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Gilford, NH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gilford High School?
    11.5 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.
  3. Is Gilford High School a Title I school?
    Gilford High School 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).
  4. How do students at Gilford High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gilford High School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 50.8% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Hampshire. New Hampshire's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Gilford High School?
    90-94% of the 115 students in Gilford High School'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.
  6. What district is Gilford High School in?
    Gilford School District, NCES district ID 3303180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 330318000135 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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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