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
0/100100/10066/100
👥 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.

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

-2 students YoY

Holderness Central School held near 150 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 19.6 → 19.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 330381000169 · Holderness, NH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

156 enr · 8.2:1 · 13.2% lunch · RII 66

Nearest enrollment peer: Flightline Upper Academy (156 students)

Holderness Central School held near 150 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE held 19.6 → 19.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Holderness Central School compares

Holderness Central School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 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 methodology

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
$32,053
per pupil, district-wide - above New Hampshire avg of $24,919
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.

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

District finance for Holderness School District reports $32,053 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary 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 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. CCD year-over-year: 152 (2022-23) → 150 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

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.

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