Other / mixed grade configuration · North Hampton, NH

North Hampton School

Federal NCES profile for North Hampton School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330537000345
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
71
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
46
📋 Attendance
15
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

North Hampton School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of New Hampshire schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
7.2:1
small classes for New Hampshire
2.6%
free-lunch eligible
268
students enrolled

North Hampton School has class sizes smaller than 93% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

268

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.2:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-36% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

2.6%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-88% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How North Hampton School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.2:1

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

What stands out at North Hampton School

North Hampton School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in North Hampton, New Hampshire, enrolling 268 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.2:1, North Hampton School is leaner than roughly 93% of New Hampshire schools and 36% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 2.6% free-meal eligibility runs 88% below the New Hampshire average.

With 268 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Hampshire median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 500 scored New Hampshire schools.

Against 83 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #50.

Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 268 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

North Hampton School District operates only this one school, so North Hampton 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 North Hampton School compares

North Hampton 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 7.2:1 ▼ 36% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 2.6% ▼ 88% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 268 top 52% - -

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

7.2:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
268
Bigger than 28% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
2.6%
free-lunch eligible - 88% 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
7.2:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 7% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.0%
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
$30,183
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 268 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 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 92.5%
Two or More 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
Asian 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 92.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.3, North Hampton School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Hampton School District, which includes North Hampton School.

$30,183
Per student
+6%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+82%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 79.0%
State 16.7%
Federal 4.3%

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 North Hampton 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 North Hampton School

How many students attend North Hampton School?

North Hampton School has 268 students enrolled. It is a public school in North Hampton, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at North Hampton School?

The student-teacher ratio at North Hampton School is 7.2:1, which is 36% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 54% 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 North Hampton School?

2.6% of students at North Hampton School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of North Hampton School?

The largest demographic group at North Hampton School is White at 92.5% of enrollment, in North Hampton, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for North Hampton School?

North Hampton School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical 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 North Hampton School a good school?

North Hampton School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% 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 North Hampton School District?

None reported; North Hampton School District operates only North Hampton 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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