Nashua School District
Public school district · Hillsborough County · New Hampshire · NCES district ID 3304980
Nashua School District spent $19,168 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other New Hampshire districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $21,779). Its 19 schools enrolled 9,122 students in 2024-25; 29.2% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,592 per student, up 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (New Hampshire: 88.1%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among New Hampshire's largest districts
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Nashua ranks 6.
Where the money came from
$214,841,000 in revenue: 29.2% state, 54.0% local and 16.8% federal. Total spending including $67,327,000 of capital outlay was $262,739,000, or $26,263 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$62,741,000 29%
- Local$116,109,000 54%
- Federal$35,991,000 17%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 49 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
9,928 students in 2022-23, 9,772 students in 2023-24, 9,122 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9,928 | 888.8 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 9,772 | 847.4 | 11.5 |
| 2024-25 | 9,122 | 753.0 | 12.1 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$70,374,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,035 per student
Nashua School District booked $70,374,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 889 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $79,179 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 29 in 100 New Hampshire districts with a figure (state median $85,704, 137 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Hampshire teacher salary at $62,783 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $44,907,000 | 63.8% |
| Special education | $20,385,000 | 29.0% |
| Vocational | $3,591,000 | 5.1% |
| Other programs | $1,491,000 | 2.1% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,800 in 2018-19, $5,938 in 2019-20, $6,289 in 2020-21, $6,689 in 2021-22, $7,035 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Nashua School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 32% in math, against 50.8% in reading and 40.5% in math across New Hampshire. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Hampshire, not across states.
| Subject | This district | New Hampshire | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 40% | 50.8% | 4,276 |
| Math | 32% | 40.5% | 4,266 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
88% of the 829 students in Nashua School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | New Hampshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 829 | 13,202 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
12 elementary schools, 4,202 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicentennial Elementary School | 481 | 12.7 | 13.1% | Not Title I |
| Ledge Street School | 454 | 11.0 | 65.0% | Schoolwide program |
| Fairgrounds Elementary School | 445 | 12.9 | 46.5% | Schoolwide program |
| Charlotte Ave Elementary School | 362 | 11.7 | 18.5% | Not Title I |
| Dr. Norman W. Crisp School | 361 | 10.0 | 63.2% | Schoolwide program |
| Main Dunstable School | 359 | 13.8 | 10.3% | Not Title I |
| Sunset Heights School | 356 | 11.9 | 33.7% | Targeted program |
| Birch Hill Elementary School | 332 | 12.8 | 27.4% | Not Title I |
| Amherst Street School | 290 | 13.3 | 55.9% | Schoolwide program |
| Broad Street Elementary School | 256 | 12.2 | 22.3% | Not Title I |
| New Searles School | 256 | 10.7 | 18.8% | Not Title I |
| Mt. Pleasant School | 250 | 9.9 | 58.4% | Schoolwide program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 middle schools, 1,353 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennichuck Middle School | 768 | 11.6 | 38.5% | Eligible, no program |
| Fairgrounds Middle School | 585 | 12.2 | 34.4% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
2 high schools, 3,229 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua High School South | 1,686 | 12.8 | 25.1% | Not Title I |
| Nashua High School North | 1,543 | 13.0 | 31.8% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
3 other schools, 338 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Street School | 245 | 7.9 | 32.2% | Not reported |
| Nashua Title I Preschool | 56 | not reported | 14.3% | Not Title I |
| Purple Panthers Preschool | 37 | 18.5 | 10.8% | Not Title I |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
3 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory
These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.
Elm Street Middle School
Middle school in Nashua; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 874 students; 9.9 students per teacher.
Franklin Street School
School in Nashua; open in 2024-25; 245 students; 7.9 students per teacher.
Nashua Title I Preschool
School in Nashua; open in 2024-25; 56 students.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.
Contact Nashua School District
- Phone: (603) 966-1000
- Office: 141 Ledge St., Nashua, NH 03061
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Nashua School District
- New Hampshire districts by spending per studentNashua School District ranks 38 of 49 New Hampshire districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,168).#38 of 49
- Every school district in New HampshireNashua School District is the number 2 by size of 197 New Hampshire districts, with 10,004 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#2 of 197
- Manchester School DistrictThe next larger New Hampshire district: 12,105 students in fall 2022, $18,014 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,014
- Bedford School DistrictThe next smaller New Hampshire district: 4,169 students in fall 2022, $18,552 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,552
- Compare Nashua School District with Manchester School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Nashua High School South, its largest high school1,686 students in 2024-25, 12.8 per teacher.1,686
- Teacher salary spending across New HampshireNashua School District spent $79,179 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $85,704); spending, not a salary.$79,179
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Nashua School District
How many schools and students are in Nashua School District?
19 schools were open in 2024-25 (12 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 3 other), enrolling 9,122 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Nashua School District spend per student?
$19,168 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the New Hampshire median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,779 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,592 per student, up 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Nashua School District's money come from?
$214,841,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.2% state, 54.0% local and 16.8% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Nashua School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 940 of the 12,085 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Nashua School District spend on teacher salaries?
$70,374,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,035 per student. Divided by the 889 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,179 per teacher, more than 29 in 100 New Hampshire districts (state median $85,704). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average New Hampshire teacher salary at $62,783 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Nashua School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Nashua School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 32% in math, against 50.8% in reading and 40.5% in math across New Hampshire. New Hampshire's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Nashua School District?
88% of the 829 students in Nashua School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across New Hampshire. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Nashua School District's NCES district ID?
3304980. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25