Elementary school (grades K-5) · Woodsville, NH

Sau #23 French Pond

Federal NCES profile for Sau #23 French Pond, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 80/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 339997010028
0/100100/10080/100
👥 S:T ratio
80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sau #23 French Pond earns 80/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of New Hampshire schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire.

#1 of 4
public schools in Woodsville · Resource Index
80
Resource Index · Higher
5:1
small classes for New Hampshire
40.0%
free-lunch eligible

Sau #23 French Pond has class sizes smaller than 99% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Sau #23 French Pond ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Woodsville, NH.

Enrollment

10

New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

5:1

vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg

-56% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

40.0%

vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg

+86% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Sau #23 French Pond compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:15:1

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

What stands out at Sau #23 French Pond

Sau #23 French Pond is a small elementary school in Woodsville, New Hampshire, enrolling 10 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 5:1, Sau #23 French Pond is leaner than roughly 99% of New Hampshire schools and 56% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 40.0% of students qualify for free meals, 86% above the New Hampshire average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of New Hampshire schools, with 10 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Sau #23 French Pond School District operates only this one school, so Sau #23 French Pond has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 10 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 Sau #23 French Pond compares

Sau #23 French Pond 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 5:1 ▼ 56% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.0% ▲ 86% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 10 top 100% - -

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

5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
10
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
40.0%
free-lunch eligible - 86% above the New Hampshire average of 21.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher - 56% below state mean
Top 1% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.

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.

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Sau #23 French Pond'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 Sau #23 French Pond

How many students attend Sau #23 French Pond?

Sau #23 French Pond has 10 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Woodsville, NH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sau #23 French Pond?

The student-teacher ratio at Sau #23 French Pond is 5:1, which is 56% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 68% 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 Sau #23 French Pond?

40.0% of students at Sau #23 French Pond are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sau #23 French Pond?

Sau #23 French Pond has a Resource Investment Index of 80/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Sau #23 French Pond rank among public schools in Woodsville?

By Resource Investment Index, Sau #23 French Pond ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Woodsville, NH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Woodsville on the city page.

Is Sau #23 French Pond a good school?

Sau #23 French Pond earns 80/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of New Hampshire schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire. 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 Sau #23 French Pond School District?

None reported; Sau #23 French Pond School District operates only Sau #23 French Pond 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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