High school (grades 9-12) · Exeter, NH

Great Bay Charter School (H)

Federal NCES profile for Great Bay Charter School (H), including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 29/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 330004800609Charter school
0/100100/10029/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Great Bay Charter School (H) earns 29/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median.

#4 of 4
high schools in Exeter · Resource Index
29
Resource Index · Lower
10.4:1
students per teacher
17.5%
free-lunch eligible

Great Bay Charter School (H) has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Great Bay Charter School (H) ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Exeter, NH.

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

-11 students YoY

Great Bay Charter School (H) shrank from 103 students in 2022-23 to 92 in 2023-24 (-10.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 9.1 → 6.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-11 students YoY 330004800609 · Exeter, NH High · SMALL · CHARTER

94 enr · 10.4:1 · 17.5% lunch · RII 29

Nearest enrollment peer: Great Bay Charter School (M) (60 students)

Great Bay Charter School (H) shrank from 103 students in 2022-23 to 92 in 2023-24 (-10.7%). Teacher FTE lost 9.1 → 6.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Great Bay Charter School (H) compares

Great Bay Charter School (H) is a shrinking campus on CCD: 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 10.4:1 ▼ 8% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 17.5% ▼ 19% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 94 top 83% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
94
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
17.5%
free-lunch eligible - 19% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 41% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
75.5%
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 87.2%
Two or More 8.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%
African American 1.1%

Largest group: White at 87.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.1, Great Bay Charter School (H) is about as mixed as the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Great Bay Charter School (H) Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Great Bay Charter School (M) Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Great Bay Charter School (H)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Great Bay Charter School · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar high schools in Exeter

3 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high 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 Great Bay Charter School (H)

How many students attend Great Bay Charter School (H)?

Great Bay Charter School (H) has 94 students enrolled. It is a high school in Exeter, NH. CCD year-over-year: 103 (2022-23) → 92 (2023-24), down 11.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Bay Charter School (H)?

The student-teacher ratio at Great Bay Charter School (H) is 10.4:1, which is 8% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 34% 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 Great Bay Charter School (H)?

17.5% of students at Great Bay Charter School (H) are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Great Bay Charter School (H)?

The largest demographic group at Great Bay Charter School (H) is White at 87.2% of enrollment, in Exeter, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Great Bay Charter School (H)?

Great Bay Charter School (H) has a Resource Investment Index of 29/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Great Bay Charter School (H) rank among high schools in Exeter?

By Resource Investment Index, Great Bay Charter School (H) ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Exeter, NH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Exeter on the city page.

What other schools are in Great Bay Charter School?

Besides Great Bay Charter School (H), Great Bay Charter School also operates Great Bay Charter School (M) (60 students). See the Great Bay Charter School 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 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.