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

Greenland Central School

Federal NCES profile for Greenland Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330342000152
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
27
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Greenland Central School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of New Hampshire schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
9.4:1
small classes for New Hampshire
2.2%
free-lunch eligible
367
students enrolled

Greenland Central School has class sizes smaller than 77% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

367

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

39.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.4:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-17% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

2.2%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-90% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Greenland Central School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:19.4:1

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

What stands out at Greenland Central School

Greenland Central School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Greenland, New Hampshire, enrolling 367 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 2.2% free-meal eligibility runs 90% below the New Hampshire average.

Enrollment of 367 puts it in the larger third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 500 scored New Hampshire schools.

Against 122 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #21.

Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 367 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

10.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Greenland School District operates only this one school, so Greenland Central 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 Greenland Central School compares

Greenland Central 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 9.4:1 ▼ 17% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 2.2% ▼ 90% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 367 top 30% - -

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

9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
367
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
2.2%
free-lunch eligible - 90% below the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.4:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 23% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$29,939
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 367 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 89.4%
Two or More 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Asian 2.2%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 89.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.7, Greenland Central School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Greenland School District, which includes Greenland Central School.

$29,939
Per student
+6%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+80%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 76.7%
State 21.1%
Federal 2.2%

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 elementary 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 Greenland Central 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 Greenland Central School

How many students attend Greenland Central School?

Greenland Central School has 367 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Greenland, NH.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Greenland Central School is 9.4:1, which is 17% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 40% 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 Greenland Central School?

2.2% of students at Greenland Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Greenland Central School is White at 89.4% of enrollment, in Greenland, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Greenland Central School?

Greenland Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (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 Greenland Central School a good school?

Greenland Central School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of New Hampshire schools. 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 Greenland School District?

None reported; Greenland School District operates only Greenland 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 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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