Enrollment
156
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Holderness, NH
Holderness Central School
Federal NCES profile for Holderness Central School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330381000169
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Holderness Central School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of New Hampshire schools.
- 66
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.2:1
- small classes for New Hampshire
- 13.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 156
- students enrolled
Holderness Central School has class sizes smaller than 88% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Holderness School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330381000169 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.2:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.2%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
-39% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Holderness Central School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Holderness Central School
Holderness Central School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Holderness, New Hampshire, enrolling 156 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.2:1, Holderness Central School is leaner than roughly 88% of New Hampshire schools and 27% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 13.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 156 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 74 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Hampshire schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 156 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 0.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Holderness School District operates only this one school, so Holderness 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 Holderness Central School compares
Holderness 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 | 8.2:1 | ▼ 27% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.2% | ▼ 39% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 156 | top 70% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.2:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
156
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
13.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 39% 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
8.2:1
students per teacher
- 27% below state mean
Top 12% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
0.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$31,764
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 156 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.4 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 91.0%
Two or More 3.8%
Asian 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino 1.9%
African American 0.6%
Largest group: White at 91.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.9, Holderness Central School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Holderness School District, which includes Holderness Central School.
$31,764
Per student
+12%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+91%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 72.8%
State 21.9%
Federal 5.3%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~156 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Holderness Central School
How many students attend Holderness Central School?
Holderness Central School has 156 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Holderness, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holderness Central School?
The student-teacher ratio at Holderness Central School is 8.2:1, which is 27% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 48% 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 Holderness Central School?
13.2% of students at Holderness Central School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Holderness Central School?
The largest demographic group at Holderness Central School is White at 91.0% of enrollment, in Holderness, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Holderness Central School?
Holderness Central School has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (higher 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 Holderness Central School a good school?
Holderness Central School earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Holderness School District?
None reported; Holderness School District operates only Holderness Central School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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