Enrollment
46
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Stoddard, NH
James Faulkner Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for James Faulkner Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330639000426
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 54
📋 Attendance 57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
James Faulkner Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of New Hampshire schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.7:1
- small classes for New Hampshire
- 22.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 46
- students enrolled
James Faulkner Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 91% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Stoddard School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330639000426 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.7:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-32% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
22.4%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
+4% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How James Faulkner Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at James Faulkner Elementary School
James Faulkner Elementary School is a small elementary school in Stoddard, New Hampshire, enrolling 46 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.7:1, James Faulkner Elementary School is leaner than roughly 91% of New Hampshire schools and 32% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 22.4% lands close to the New Hampshire typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of New Hampshire schools, with 46 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 500 scored New Hampshire schools.
Against 30 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #6.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 8/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 230 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
17.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Stoddard School District spends $51,230 per pupil, 81% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.
Stoddard School District operates only this one school, so James Faulkner Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 46 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 James Faulkner Elementary School compares
James Faulkner Elementary 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 | 7.7:1 | ▼ 32% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 22.4% | ▲ 4% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 46 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
46
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
22.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 4% above 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
7.7:1
students per teacher
- 32% below state mean
Top 9% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$51,230
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
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 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 95.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%
Two or More 2.2%
Largest group: White at 95.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.3, James Faulkner Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Stoddard School District, which includes James Faulkner Elementary School.
$51,230
Per student
+81%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+209%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.1%
State 24.6%
Federal 4.3%
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 (~46 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about James Faulkner Elementary School
How many students attend James Faulkner Elementary School?
James Faulkner Elementary School has 46 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Stoddard, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James Faulkner Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at James Faulkner Elementary School is 7.7:1, which is 32% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 51% 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 James Faulkner Elementary School?
22.4% of students at James Faulkner Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of James Faulkner Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at James Faulkner Elementary School is White at 95.7% of enrollment, in Stoddard, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for James Faulkner Elementary School?
James Faulkner Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 James Faulkner Elementary School a good school?
James Faulkner Elementary School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Stoddard School District?
None reported; Stoddard School District operates only James Faulkner Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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