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

White Mountains Regional High School

Federal NCES profile for White Mountains Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 330705000454
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
68
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

White Mountains Regional High School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of New Hampshire schools.

40
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for New Hampshire
29.8%
free-lunch eligible
319
students enrolled

White Mountains Regional High School has class sizes smaller than 80% of New Hampshire schools. Computed live against every New Hampshire school reporting to NCES.

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

+11 students YoY

White Mountains Regional High School held near 370 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 35.2 → 35.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 330705000454 · Whitefield, NH High · SMALL · TRAD

319 enr · 9.1:1 · 29.8% lunch · RII 40

Nearest enrollment peer: Lancaster Elementary School (310 students)

White Mountains Regional High School held near 370 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE held 35.2 → 35.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Hampshire schools → · Find another →

White Mountains Regional High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows White Mountains Regional High School reports 319 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 White Mountains Regional High School compares

White Mountains Regional High 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 9.1:1 ▼ 19% 11.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.8% ▲ 39% 21.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 319 top 41% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
319
Bigger than 35% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.8%
free-lunch eligible - 39% 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
9.1:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 20% in New Hampshire - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
54.2%
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
$26,287
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 160 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
42
in-school suspensions + 27 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 13.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 21.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.4%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
Two or More 1.9%
African American 0.3%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 94.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.8, White Mountains Regional High School is less mixed than the New Hampshire school average of 24.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 7

District finance for White Mountains Regional School District reports $26,287 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How White Mountains Regional High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lancaster Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Whitefield Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to White Mountains Regional High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

White Mountains Regional School District · 2 sibling schools

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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 White Mountains Regional High School

How many students attend White Mountains Regional High School?

White Mountains Regional High School has 319 students enrolled. It is a high school in Whitefield, NH. CCD year-over-year: 359 (2022-23) → 370 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at White Mountains Regional High School?

The student-teacher ratio at White Mountains Regional High School is 9.1:1, which is 19% lower than the New Hampshire average of 11.3:1 and 42% 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 White Mountains Regional High School?

29.8% of students at White Mountains Regional High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Hampshire average of 21.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of White Mountains Regional High School?

The largest demographic group at White Mountains Regional High School is White at 94.4% of enrollment, in Whitefield, NH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for White Mountains Regional High School?

White Mountains Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical 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 White Mountains Regional School District?

Besides White Mountains Regional High School, White Mountains Regional School District also operates Lancaster Elementary School (310 students) and Whitefield Elementary School (256 students). See the White Mountains Regional School District district page for the complete list.

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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