Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hampton Falls, NH

Lincoln Akerman School

Federal NCES profile for Lincoln Akerman School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330354000154
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
62
📋 Attendance
58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lincoln Akerman School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of New Hampshire schools.

55
Resource Index · Higher
7.9:1
small classes for New Hampshire
2.2%
free-lunch eligible
190
students enrolled

Lincoln Akerman School has class sizes smaller than 90% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

190

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

24.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.9:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-30% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

2.2%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-90% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lincoln Akerman School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.9:1

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

What stands out at Lincoln Akerman School

Lincoln Akerman School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, enrolling 190 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Lincoln Akerman School is leaner than roughly 90% of New Hampshire schools and 30% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 2.2% free-meal eligibility runs 90% below the New Hampshire average.

With 190 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Hampshire median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 44 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #6.

Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 190 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

16.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Hampton Falls School District spends $34,858 per pupil, 23% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.

Hampton Falls School District operates only this one school, so Lincoln Akerman 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 Lincoln Akerman School compares

Lincoln Akerman 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 7.9:1 ▼ 30% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 2.2% ▼ 90% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 190 top 65% - -

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

7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
190
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
2.2%
free-lunch eligible - 90% 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
7.9:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 10% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$34,858
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 190 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 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 87.4%
Two or More 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
African American 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 87.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.9, Lincoln Akerman School is about as mixed as the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hampton Falls School District, which includes Lincoln Akerman School.

$34,858
Per student
+23%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+110%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 83.3%
State 13.2%
Federal 3.5%

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 Lincoln Akerman 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 Lincoln Akerman School

How many students attend Lincoln Akerman School?

Lincoln Akerman School has 190 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hampton Falls, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Akerman School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Akerman School is 7.9:1, which is 30% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 50% 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 Lincoln Akerman School?

2.2% of students at Lincoln Akerman School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lincoln Akerman School?

The largest demographic group at Lincoln Akerman School is White at 87.4% of enrollment, in Hampton Falls, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lincoln Akerman School?

Lincoln Akerman School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Lincoln Akerman School a good school?

Lincoln Akerman School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% 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 Hampton Falls School District?

None reported; Hampton Falls School District operates only Lincoln Akerman 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

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

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