2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 330004900619

Prospect Mountain High School — Alton, NH

Federal NCES profile for Prospect Mountain High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 34/100.

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📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
73
📋 Attendance
22
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →

The verdict

Prospect Mountain High School earns an F Resource Investment Index (34/100) on federal resource data.

F
Resource Index · 34/100
17.8%
free-lunch eligible
402
students enrolled

School address

Alton, NH 03809
District: Prospect Mountain Jma School District · New Hampshire

Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.

Enrollment

402

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

17.8%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

-17% vs state

The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula. PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.

What this school's NCES data tells you

Prospect Mountain High School reports 402 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 17.8% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 17% below the New Hampshire average and 66% below the national baseline. The school offers 2 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 134 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 31.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Prospect Mountain High School compares

Cross-validating school-level NCES values against New Hampshire state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.

Metric This school vs New Hampshire New Hampshire avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 17.8% ▼ 17% 21.5% 51.8%
Enrollment 402 top 73% — —

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

School size vs. every US school

Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')

402 larger than 48% of 95,891 US schools

0–150: 14,035 US schools (15%). Below this entry. 150–300: 16,928 US schools (18%). Below this entry. 300–450: 21,633 US schools (23%). This entry sits in this band. 450–600: 17,006 US schools (18%). Above this entry. 600–750: 10,042 US schools (10%). Above this entry. 750–900: 5,568 US schools (6%). Above this entry. 900–1,050: 3,006 US schools (3%). Above this entry. 1,050–1,200: 1,826 US schools (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,350: 1,220 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,350–1,500: 908 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,500–1,650: 692 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,650–1,800: 607 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–1,950: 502 US schools (1%). Above this entry. 1,950–2,100: 432 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,100–2,250: 346 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,250–2,400: 252 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,400–2,550: 203 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,550–2,700: 163 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,700–2,850: 115 US schools (0%). Above this entry. 2,850–3,000: 85 US schools (0%). Above this entry. This school 0 3,000 every US school, by enrollment, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25

What the federal data reveals about equity at this school

Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.

Economic need
17.8%
free-lunch eligible — 17% below the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
31.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 134 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
39
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

Enrollment 402 Top 73% in New Hampshire — larger than 27% of 500 state schools
Teachers (FTE) —
Students per teacher —
Free-lunch eligible 17.8% -17% vs state
NCES ID 330004900619

Student demographics

White 93.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Two or More 2.5%
African American 0.7%
Asian 0.7%

Largest group: White at 93.0% of enrollment.

Programs & staff

AP courses offered 2
Counselors (FTE) 3.0
Students per counselor 134:1

Discipline & special education

Chronically absent 31.3%
In-school suspensions 39
Out-of-school suspensions 12

Educator & family resources

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Before you act on this record

Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.

  • Compare Prospect Mountain High School side-by-side with another school you're considering on the same NCES measures. Compare schools
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  • Confirm current enrollment windows, programs, and boundaries with the school directly — federal data lags the current school year. Choosing guide

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Frequently asked questions about Prospect Mountain High School

How many students attend Prospect Mountain High School?

Prospect Mountain High School has 402 students enrolled. It is a high school in Alton, NH.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Prospect Mountain High School?

17.8% of students at Prospect Mountain High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prospect Mountain High School?

The largest demographic group at Prospect Mountain High School is White at 93.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in Alton, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Prospect Mountain High School?

Prospect Mountain High School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.

Is Prospect Mountain High School a good school?

Prospect Mountain High School earns an F Resource Investment Index (34/100) on federal resource data. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.

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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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
  • NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) — universe of U.S. public schools and districts. nces.ed.gov/ccd
  • NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) — discipline, absenteeism, and AP-course participation. ocrdata.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey — per-pupil expenditure and revenue sources. nces.ed.gov/ccd/f33agency
  • USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP) — free and reduced-price lunch eligibility. fns.usda.gov/nslp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS — demographic and socioeconomic context for school catchment areas. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • U.S. Department of Education ESSA Title I — federal Title I program participation. ed.gov