Enrollment
47
New Hampshire · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Harrisville, NH
Wells Memorial School
Federal NCES profile for Wells Memorial School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 330363000156
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 81
📋 Attendance 4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wells Memorial School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of New Hampshire schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.4:1
- small classes for New Hampshire
- 14.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 47
- students enrolled
Wells Memorial School has class sizes smaller than 77% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Harrisville School District · New Hampshire
NCES ID 330363000156 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.4:1
vs 11.3:1 New Hampshire avg
-17% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
14.5%
vs 21.5% New Hampshire avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wells Memorial School compares with New Hampshire and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wells Memorial School
Wells Memorial School is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Harrisville, New Hampshire, enrolling 47 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Hampshire schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 14.5% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of New Hampshire schools, with 47 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 500 scored New Hampshire schools.
Against 23 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #13.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 94 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Harrisville School District spends $38,019 per pupil, 34% above the New Hampshire average, a better-resourced district than most.
Harrisville School District operates only this one school, so Wells Memorial School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 47 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 Wells Memorial School compares
Wells Memorial 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 | 9.4:1 | ▼ 17% | 11.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 14.5% | ▼ 33% | 21.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 47 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.4:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
47
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
14.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 33% 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
9.4:1
students per teacher
- 17% below state mean
Top 23% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.3%
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
$38,019
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.4 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 85.1%
Two or More 12.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%
Largest group: White at 85.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 25.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 25.9, Wells Memorial School is about as mixed as the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Harrisville School District, which includes Wells Memorial School.
$38,019
Per student
+34%
vs New Hampshire
Avg $28,358
+129%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 75.5%
State 20.2%
Federal 4.2%
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 (~47 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Wells Memorial School
How many students attend Wells Memorial School?
Wells Memorial School has 47 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Harrisville, NH.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wells Memorial School?
The student-teacher ratio at Wells Memorial School is 9.4:1, which is 17% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 40% 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 Wells Memorial School?
14.5% of students at Wells Memorial School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wells Memorial School?
The largest demographic group at Wells Memorial School is White at 85.1% of enrollment, in Harrisville, NH.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wells Memorial School?
Wells Memorial School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (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 Wells Memorial School a good school?
Wells Memorial School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of New Hampshire schools. 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 Harrisville School District?
None reported; Harrisville School District operates only Wells Memorial School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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