Enrollment
33
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Waterville Valley, NH
Waterville Valley Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Waterville Valley Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330691000446
👥 S:T ratio 78
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 84
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Waterville Valley Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of New Hampshire schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Hampshire.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.5:1
- small classes for New Hampshire
- 7.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 33
- students enrolled
Waterville Valley Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 98% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Waterville Valley School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330691000446 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.5:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-51% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
7.8%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
-64% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Waterville Valley Elementary School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Waterville Valley Elementary School
Waterville Valley Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, enrolling 33 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.5:1, Waterville Valley Elementary School is leaner than roughly 98% of New Hampshire schools and 51% under the state's 11.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 7.8% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of New Hampshire schools, with 33 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 500 New Hampshire schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 83 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Waterville Valley School District operates only this one school, so Waterville Valley Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 33 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 Waterville Valley Elementary School compares
Waterville Valley Elementary 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 | 5.5:1 | ▼ 51% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 7.8% | ▼ 64% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 33 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
33
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
7.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 64% 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
5.5:1
students per teacher
- 51% below state mean
Top 2% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.2%
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
$26,509
per pupil, district-wide
- below 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
Counselors0.4 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 87.9%
Asian 9.1%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Largest group: White at 87.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 21.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 21.8, Waterville Valley Elementary School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Waterville Valley School District, which includes Waterville Valley Elementary School.
$26,509
Per student
-7%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+60%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 62.4%
State 34.2%
Federal 3.4%
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 (~33 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Waterville Valley Elementary School
How many students attend Waterville Valley Elementary School?
Waterville Valley Elementary School has 33 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Waterville Valley, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waterville Valley Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Waterville Valley Elementary School is 5.5:1, which is 51% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 65% 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 Waterville Valley Elementary School?
7.8% of students at Waterville Valley Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Waterville Valley Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Waterville Valley Elementary School is White at 87.9% of enrollment, in Waterville Valley, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Waterville Valley Elementary School?
Waterville Valley Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher 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 Waterville Valley Elementary School a good school?
Waterville Valley Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% 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 Waterville Valley School District?
None reported; Waterville Valley School District operates only Waterville Valley Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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