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

Lyme Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Lyme Elementary 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 330450000236
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
63
📋 Attendance
61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lyme Elementary School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of New Hampshire schools.

55
Resource Index · Higher
8.1:1
small classes for New Hampshire
4.1%
free-lunch eligible
187
students enrolled

Lyme Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 89% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+2 students YoY

Lyme Elementary School held near 195 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 23.1 → 23.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 330450000236 · Lyme, NH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

187 enr · 8.1:1 · 4.1% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Carver Elementary (187 students)

Lyme Elementary School held near 195 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 23.1 → 23.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Lyme Elementary School compares

Lyme Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 8.1:1 ▼ 28% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 4.1% ▼ 81% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 187 top 65% - -

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

8.1:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
187
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
4.1%
free-lunch eligible - 81% 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
8.1:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 11% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$30,467
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 187 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Asian 3.7%
African American 2.1%
Two or More 1.1%

Largest group: White at 89.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.9, Lyme Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

District finance for Lyme School District reports $30,467 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 Lyme Elementary School

How many students attend Lyme Elementary School?

Lyme Elementary School has 187 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Lyme, NH. CCD year-over-year: 193 (2022-23) → 195 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lyme Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lyme Elementary School is 8.1:1, which is 28% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 48% 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 Lyme Elementary School?

4.1% of students at Lyme Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lyme Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Lyme Elementary School is White at 89.3% of enrollment, in Lyme, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lyme Elementary School?

Lyme Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher 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 Lyme School District?

None reported; Lyme School District operates only Lyme Elementary 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.

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