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
0/100100/10027/100
👥 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.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-25 students YoY

Paul Elementary School shrank from 450 students in 2022-23 to 425 in 2023-24 (-5.6%).

Teacher FTE lost 39.0 → 38.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-25 students YoY 330678000442 · Sanbornville, NH Other · SMALL · TRAD

410 enr · 10.5:1 · 23.3% lunch · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Tharptown High School (410 students)

Paul Elementary School shrank from 450 students in 2022-23 to 425 in 2023-24 (-5.6%). Teacher FTE lost 39.0 → 38.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Paul Elementary School compares

Paul Elementary School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$18,857
per pupil, district-wide - below New Hampshire avg of $24,919
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting 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.

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

District finance for Wakefield School District reports $18,857 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 450 (2022-23) → 425 (2023-24), down 25.

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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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