Enrollment
410
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sanbornville, NH
Paul Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Paul Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 330678000442
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 18
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Paul Elementary School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median.
- 27
- Resource Index · Lower
- 10.5:1
- students per teacher
- 23.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 410
- students enrolled
Paul Elementary School has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Wakefield School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330678000442 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-7% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
23.3%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
+8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Paul Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Paul Elementary School
Paul Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Sanbornville, New Hampshire, enrolling 410 students.
At 10.5:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Hampshire median, within a few percentage points of the 11.3:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 23.3% lands close to the New Hampshire typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 410 puts it in the larger third of New Hampshire schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 140 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Hampshire schools statewide, it ranks #136, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (95% of enrollment) (diversity index 10/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 410 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 55.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Wakefield School District operates only this one school, so Paul 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 Paul Elementary School compares
Paul 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 7% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 23.3% | ▲ 8% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 410 | top 25% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
410
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
23.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 8% 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
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 7% below state mean
Top 43% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 57% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
55.6%
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
$24,602
per pupil, district-wide
- below 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 410 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.9 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 95.1%
Two or More 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.7%
Asian 0.7%
African American 0.2%
Largest group: White at 95.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 9.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 9.5, Paul Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wakefield School District, which includes Paul Elementary School.
$24,602
Per student
-13%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+48%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.2%
State 34.7%
Federal 9.1%
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.
Similar enrollment (~410 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Paul Elementary School
How many students attend Paul Elementary School?
Paul Elementary School has 410 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sanbornville, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Paul Elementary School is 10.5:1, which is 7% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 33% 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 Paul Elementary School?
23.3% of students at Paul Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Paul Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Paul Elementary School is White at 95.1% of enrollment, in Sanbornville, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Paul Elementary School?
Paul Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower 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 Paul Elementary School a good school?
Paul Elementary School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median. 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 Wakefield School District?
None reported; Wakefield School District operates only Paul Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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