Elementary school (grades K-5) · New London, NH

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London

Federal NCES profile for Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330404000195
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
34
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median.

38
Resource Index · Typical
11.8:1
students per teacher
6.8%
free-lunch eligible
330
students enrolled

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

330

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.8:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

+4% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

6.8%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-68% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

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

What stands out at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in New London, New Hampshire, enrolling 330 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 11.8:1 puts it in the larger third of New Hampshire schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 6.8% of students eligible for free meals.

With 330 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Hampshire median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 500 scored New Hampshire schools.

Against 127 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #85.

Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 10/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 330 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Kearsarge Regional School District also operates Kearsarge Regional High School (485 students) and Kearsarge Regional Middle School (410 students) alongside Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London.

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 Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London compares

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London 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 11.8:1 ▲ 4% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 6.8% ▼ 68% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 330 top 39% - -

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

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
330
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
6.8%
free-lunch eligible - 68% below the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 66% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.8%
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
$23,822
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 330 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 94.8%
Two or More 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: White at 94.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.0, Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kearsarge Regional School District, which includes Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London.

$23,822
Per student
-16%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+44%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 69.9%
State 25.0%
Federal 5.1%

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.

How Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kearsarge Regional High School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Kearsarge Regional Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Simonds Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Sutton Central Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kearsarge Regional School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London'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 Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London

How many students attend Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London has 330 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in New London, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?

The student-teacher ratio at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is 11.8:1, which is 4% higher than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?

6.8% of students at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?

The largest demographic group at Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London is White at 94.8% of enrollment, in New London, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London?

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical 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 Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London a good school?

Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median. 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 Kearsarge Regional School District?

Besides Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London, Kearsarge Regional School District also operates Kearsarge Regional High School (485 students), Kearsarge Regional Middle School (410 students), and Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford (177 students). See the Kearsarge Regional School District district page for the complete list.

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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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