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

Lafayette Regional School

Federal NCES profile for Lafayette Regional School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330415000215
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lafayette Regional School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 72% of New Hampshire schools.

46
Resource Index · Typical
12.3:1
large classes for New Hampshire
12.5%
free-lunch eligible
98
students enrolled

Lafayette Regional School has class sizes larger than 72% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

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

+6 students YoY

Lafayette Regional School grew from 88 students in 2022-23 to 94 in 2023-24 (+6.8%).

Teacher FTE held 8.6 → 8.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+6 students YoY 330415000215 · Franconia, NH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

98 enr · 12.3:1 · 12.5% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Shasta Elementary (100 students)

Lafayette Regional School grew from 88 students in 2022-23 to 94 in 2023-24 (+6.8%). Teacher FTE held 8.6 → 8.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Lafayette Regional School compares

Lafayette Regional School is a growing campus on CCD: 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 12.3:1 ▲ 9% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 12.5% ▼ 42% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 98 top 82% - -

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

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
98
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
12.5%
free-lunch eligible - 42% 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
12.3:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 72% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 28% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.5%
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
$35,580
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
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.8%
Two or More 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1%

Largest group: White at 88.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.5, Lafayette Regional School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

District finance for Lafayette Regional School District reports $35,580 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 Lafayette Regional School

How many students attend Lafayette Regional School?

Lafayette Regional School has 98 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Franconia, NH. CCD year-over-year: 88 (2022-23) → 94 (2023-24), up 6.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Regional School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Regional School is 12.3:1, which is 9% higher than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lafayette Regional School?

12.5% of students at Lafayette Regional School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lafayette Regional School?

The largest demographic group at Lafayette Regional School is White at 88.8% of enrollment, in Franconia, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lafayette Regional School?

Lafayette Regional School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical 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 Lafayette Regional School District?

None reported; Lafayette Regional School District operates only Lafayette Regional 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.