Other / mixed grade configuration · Mason, NH

Mason Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Mason Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330327610027
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
84
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mason Elementary School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% of New Hampshire schools.

53
Resource Index · Higher
13.3:1
large classes for New Hampshire
3.9%
free-lunch eligible
106
students enrolled

Mason Elementary School has class sizes larger than 84% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

106

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

8.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.3:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

+18% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

3.9%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-82% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Mason Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:113.3:1

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

What stands out at Mason Elementary School

Mason Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Mason, New Hampshire, enrolling 106 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 13.3:1 puts it in the larger third of New Hampshire schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 3.9% free-meal eligibility runs 82% below the New Hampshire average.

Enrollment of 106 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 90% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 38 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #12.

Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 9/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Mason School District operates only this one school, so Mason Elementary 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 Mason Elementary School compares

Mason Elementary 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 13.3:1 ▲ 18% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 3.9% ▼ 82% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 106 top 80% - -

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

13.3:1
Leaner classes than 64% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
106
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
3.9%
free-lunch eligible - 82% 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
13.3:1
students per teacher - 18% above state mean
Top 84% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 16% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
6.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$28,641
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 95.3%
Asian 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino 0.9%

Largest group: White at 95.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.0, Mason Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mason School District, which includes Mason Elementary School.

$28,641
Per student
+1%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+73%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.0%
State 26.3%
Federal 2.8%

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Mason Elementary 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 Mason Elementary School

How many students attend Mason Elementary School?

Mason Elementary School has 106 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mason, NH.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Mason Elementary School is 13.3:1, which is 18% higher than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mason Elementary School?

3.9% of students at Mason Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Mason Elementary School is White at 95.3% of enrollment, in Mason, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mason Elementary School?

Mason Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Mason Elementary School a good school?

Mason Elementary School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 84% 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 Mason School District?

None reported; Mason School District operates only Mason 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 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

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