Elementary school (grades K-5) · Sutton Mills, NH

Sutton Central Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Sutton Central Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330404000198
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👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
78
📋 Attendance
51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sutton Central Elementary School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Hampshire median.

54
Resource Index · Higher
10.9:1
students per teacher
12.9%
free-lunch eligible
87
students enrolled

Sutton Central Elementary School has class sizes near the New Hampshire median. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

School address

Sutton Mills, NH 03221
District: Kearsarge Regional School District · New Hampshire

NCES ID 330404000198 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+1 students YoY

Sutton Central Elementary School held near 86 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 8.5 → 10.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 330404000198 · Sutton Mills, NH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

87 enr · 10.9:1 · 12.9% lunch · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Kearsarge Regional High School (485 students)

Sutton Central Elementary School held near 86 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 8.5 → 10.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

Sutton Central Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Sutton Central Elementary School reports 87 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Sutton Central Elementary School compares

Sutton Central Elementary 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 10.9:1 ▼ 4% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 12.9% ▼ 40% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 87 top 84% - -

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

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
87
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
12.9%
free-lunch eligible - 40% below 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
10.9:1
students per teacher - 4% below state mean
Top 50% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$24,958
per pupil, district-wide - above New Hampshire avg of $24,919
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 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.

Student demographics

White 94.3%
Two or More 3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%

Largest group: White at 94.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.9, Sutton Central Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

District finance for Kearsarge Regional School District reports $24,958 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Sutton Central Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kearsarge Regional High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Kearsarge Regional Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Kearsarge Reg. Elementary School - Bradford Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Simonds Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Sutton Central Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kearsarge Regional School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary 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.

Similar enrollment (~87 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Sutton Central Elementary School

How many students attend Sutton Central Elementary School?

Sutton Central Elementary School has 87 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Sutton Mills, NH. CCD year-over-year: 85 (2022-23) → 86 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sutton Central Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sutton Central Elementary School is 10.9:1, which is 4% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 31% 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 Sutton Central Elementary School?

12.9% of students at Sutton Central Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sutton Central Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Sutton Central Elementary School is White at 94.3% of enrollment, in Sutton Mills, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sutton Central Elementary School?

Sutton Central Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher 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 Kearsarge Regional School District?

Besides Sutton Central Elementary School, Kearsarge Regional School District also operates Kearsarge Regional High School (485 students), Kearsarge Regional Middle School (410 students), and Kearsarge Reg. Elem. School at New London (330 students). See the Kearsarge Regional School District district page for the complete list.

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 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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