High school (grades 9-12) · Manchester, NH

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 330331500736Charter school
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of New Hampshire schools.

#2 of 7
high schools in Manchester · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
16:1
large classes for New Hampshire
6.8%
free-lunch eligible

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School has class sizes larger than 94% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School ranks #2 of 7 high schools in Manchester, NH.

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

-1 students YoY

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School held near 87 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 6.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 330331500736 · Manchester, NH High · SMALL · CHARTER

96 enr · 16:1 · 6.8% lunch · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Odyssey Continuation (100 students)

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School held near 87 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 6.0 → 9.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

How Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School compares

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 16:1 ▲ 42% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 6.8% ▼ 68% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 96 top 82% - -

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

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
96
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
6.8%
free-lunch eligible - 68% 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
16:1
students per teacher - 42% above state mean
Top 94% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 96 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 83.3%
Two or More 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2%
Asian 4.2%
African American 2.1%

Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.8, Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School is more mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Similar high schools in Manchester

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high 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 Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School

How many students attend Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School?

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School has 96 students enrolled. It is a high school in Manchester, NH. CCD year-over-year: 88 (2022-23) → 87 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School is 16:1, which is 42% higher than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School?

6.8% of students at Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School?

The largest demographic group at Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Manchester, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School?

Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School rank among high schools in Manchester?

By Resource Investment Index, Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School ranks #2 of 7 high schools in Manchester, NH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Manchester on the city page.

What other schools are in Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies?

None; Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies is a single-school charter district, and Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School is its only campus.

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.