Enrollment
63
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Hill, NH
Jennie D. Blake School
Federal NCES profile for Jennie D. Blake School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330372000164
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 99
📋 Attendance 21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Jennie D. Blake School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of New Hampshire schools.
- 54
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9:1
- small classes for New Hampshire
- 33.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 63
- students enrolled
Jennie D. Blake School has class sizes smaller than 81% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Hill School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330372000164 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-20% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
33.3%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
+55% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Jennie D. Blake School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Jennie D. Blake School
Jennie D. Blake School is a small combined-grade school in Hill, New Hampshire, enrolling 63 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 33.3% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 63 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 35 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #5.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 18/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 3 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Hill School District spends $43,163 per pupil, 52% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.
Hill School District operates only this one school, so Jennie D. Blake 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 Jennie D. Blake School compares
Jennie D. Blake 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 | 9:1 | ▼ 20% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 33.3% | ▲ 55% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 63 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
63
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
33.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 55% 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
9:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 19% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$43,163
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
Counselors20.0 FTE
Per 3 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 90.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.2%
Asian 3.2%
Two or More 3.2%
Largest group: White at 90.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 17.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 17.8, Jennie D. Blake School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hill School District, which includes Jennie D. Blake School.
$43,163
Per student
+52%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+160%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.6%
State 28.7%
Federal 4.7%
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 other 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 (~63 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Jennie D. Blake School
How many students attend Jennie D. Blake School?
Jennie D. Blake School has 63 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hill, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jennie D. Blake School?
The student-teacher ratio at Jennie D. Blake School is 9:1, which is 20% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 43% 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 Jennie D. Blake School?
33.3% of students at Jennie D. Blake School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jennie D. Blake School?
The largest demographic group at Jennie D. Blake School is White at 90.5% of enrollment, in Hill, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Jennie D. Blake School?
Jennie D. Blake School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (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 Jennie D. Blake School a good school?
Jennie D. Blake School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% 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 Hill School District?
None reported; Hill School District operates only Jennie D. Blake School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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