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

Jackson Grammar School

Federal NCES profile for Jackson Grammar School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330399000187
0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
93
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jackson Grammar School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of New Hampshire schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire.

65
Resource Index · Higher
7.4:1
small classes for New Hampshire
8.3%
free-lunch eligible
37
students enrolled

Jackson Grammar School has class sizes smaller than 92% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

37

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.4:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-35% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

8.3%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-61% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Jackson Grammar School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.4:1

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

What stands out at Jackson Grammar School

Jackson Grammar School is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Jackson, New Hampshire, enrolling 37 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.4:1, Jackson Grammar School is leaner than roughly 92% of New Hampshire schools and 35% 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 8.3% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of New Hampshire schools, with 37 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 37 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

13.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Jackson School District spends $65,386 per pupil, 131% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.

Jackson School District operates only this one school, so Jackson Grammar School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 37 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New Hampshire's single-school districts.

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 Jackson Grammar School compares

Jackson Grammar 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 7.4:1 ▼ 35% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 8.3% ▼ 61% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 37 top 95% - -

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

7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
37
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
8.3%
free-lunch eligible - 61% 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
7.4:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 8% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.5%
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
$65,386
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 37 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 81.1%
Hispanic or Latino 5.4%
Asian 5.4%
Two or More 5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.7%

Largest group: White at 81.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.3, Jackson Grammar School is more mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jackson School District, which includes Jackson Grammar School.

$65,386
Per student
+131%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+294%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.2%
State 29.7%
Federal 2.1%

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 Jackson Grammar 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 Jackson Grammar School

How many students attend Jackson Grammar School?

Jackson Grammar School has 37 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Jackson, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jackson Grammar School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jackson Grammar School is 7.4:1, which is 35% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 53% 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 Jackson Grammar School?

8.3% of students at Jackson Grammar School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jackson Grammar School?

The largest demographic group at Jackson Grammar School is White at 81.1% of enrollment, in Jackson, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jackson Grammar School?

Jackson Grammar School has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (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 Jackson Grammar School a good school?

Jackson Grammar School earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of New Hampshire schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire. 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 Jackson School District?

None reported; Jackson School District operates only Jackson Grammar 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

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