Enrollment
32
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Stark, NH
Stark Village School
Federal NCES profile for Stark Village School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330633000423
👥 S:T ratio 57
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 36
📋 Attendance 22
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Stark Village School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire.
- 36
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.7:1
- students per teacher
- 31.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 32
- students enrolled
Stark Village School has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Stark School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330633000423 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.7:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
31.0%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
+44% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Stark Village School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Stark Village School
Stark Village School is a small elementary school in Stark, New Hampshire, enrolling 32 students.
At 10.7:1, 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.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 31.0% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of New Hampshire schools, with 32 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 500 scored New Hampshire schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 320 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 31.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Stark School District spends $40,885 per pupil, 44% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.
Stark School District operates only this one school, so Stark Village School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 32 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 Stark Village School compares
Stark Village 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 | 10.7:1 | ▼ 5% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 31.0% | ▲ 44% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 32 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
32
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
31.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 44% 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
10.7:1
students per teacher
- 5% below state mean
Top 46% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 54% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.3%
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
$40,885
per pupil, district-wide
- above 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
Counselors0.1 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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.
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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Stark Village School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Stark School District, which includes Stark Village School.
$40,885
Per student
+44%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+146%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 58.4%
State 36.3%
Federal 5.3%
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 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.
Similar enrollment (~32 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Stark Village School
How many students attend Stark Village School?
Stark Village School has 32 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Stark, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stark Village School?
The student-teacher ratio at Stark Village School is 10.7:1, which is 5% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 32% 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 Stark Village School?
31.0% of students at Stark Village School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stark Village School?
The largest demographic group at Stark Village School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Stark, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Stark Village School?
Stark Village School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical 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 Stark Village School a good school?
Stark Village School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median. 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 Stark School District?
None reported; Stark School District operates only Stark Village School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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