Enrollment
58
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Nelson, NH
Nelson Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Nelson Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330501000328
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Nelson Elementary School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of New Hampshire schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.3:1
- small classes for New Hampshire
- 30.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 58
- students enrolled
Nelson Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 87% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Nelson School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330501000328 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-27% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
30.5%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
+42% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Nelson Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Nelson Elementary School
Nelson Elementary School is a small elementary school in Nelson, New Hampshire, enrolling 58 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Nelson Elementary School is leaner than roughly 87% of New Hampshire schools and 27% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 30.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 58 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 500 scored New Hampshire schools.
Against 29 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #10.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 193 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Nelson School District operates only this one school, so Nelson Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 58 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New Hampshire's single-school districts.
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 Nelson Elementary School compares
Nelson 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 | 8.3:1 | ▼ 27% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 30.5% | ▲ 42% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 58 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
58
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
30.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 42% above 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
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 27% below state mean
Top 13% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.1%
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
$31,803
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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.1 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 91.4%
Hispanic or Latino 3.4%
African American 1.7%
Asian 1.7%
Two or More 1.7%
Largest group: White at 91.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.3, Nelson Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Nelson School District, which includes Nelson Elementary School.
$31,803
Per student
+12%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+92%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 78.1%
State 19.0%
Federal 3.0%
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.
Similar enrollment (~58 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Nelson Elementary School
How many students attend Nelson Elementary School?
Nelson Elementary School has 58 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Nelson, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nelson Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Nelson Elementary School is 8.3:1, which is 27% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 47% 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 Nelson Elementary School?
30.5% of students at Nelson Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Nelson Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Nelson Elementary School is White at 91.4% of enrollment, in Nelson, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Nelson Elementary School?
Nelson Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Nelson Elementary School a good school?
Nelson Elementary School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% 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 Nelson School District?
None reported; Nelson School District operates only Nelson Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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