Public schools in New Hampshire

The NCES directory lists 501 public schools operating in New Hampshire in 2024-25; 484 of them reported 160,338 students, averaging 11.0 students per teacher, tied for 46th with District of Columbia and Wyoming of the 50 jurisdictions (states and D.C.) that reported 2024-25 teacher counts (the mean of its schools' ratios); Tennessee did not. Its largest district is Manchester School District, with 11,907 students in 2024-25.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · method

Schools484280 elementary, 93 middle, 96 high, 15 other
Students160,3380.3% of U.S. public-school students
Students per teacher11.0U.S. 15.3

New Hampshire has fewer students per teacher than the U.S. average

New Hampshire ranks 46th of the 50 jurisdictions (states and D.C.) that reported 2024-25 teacher counts, counting from the most students per teacher; below, it is shown with the states ranked just above and below it. The full ranking of all 51 is on the states page.

  1. New York11.4
  2. Vermont11.1
  3. District of Columbia11.0
  4. New Hampshire11.0
  5. Wyoming11.0
  6. Maine10.9
  7. North Dakota10.9

Eight in ten larger New Hampshire districts spent between $18,552 and $25,059 per student

Among the 49 New Hampshire districts with at least 1,000 students, one in ten spent less than $18,552 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 and one in ten spent more than $25,059; the median was $21,779. Each tick below is one district: the spread shows how far apart the state's districts are, which a statewide average hides.

Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-2349 values from $16,886 to $27,086; ; state median $21,779.$18,552$25,059the middle eight in ten$15k$20k$25k$30kcurrent spending per studentstate median $21,779
Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-2349 values from $16,886 to $27,086; ; state median $21,779.$18,552$25,059the middle eight in ten$15k$20k$25k$30kcurrent spending per studentstate median $21,779
Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-2349 values from $16,886 to $27,086; ; state median $21,779.$18,552$25,059the middle eight in ten$15k$20k$25k$30kcurrent spending per studentstate median $21,779
Current spending per student, New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-2349 values from $16,886 to $27,086; ; state median $21,779.$18,552$25,059the middle eight in ten$15k$20k$25k$30kcurrent spending per studentstate median $21,779

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: mean of school ratios from 3 to 99, schools open that year; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures over fall membership, districts with at least 1,000 students.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, 52.4% of the New Hampshire students tested met the state's reading standard and 41.6% its math standard. New Hampshire writes its own tests and sets its own standard, so these compare New Hampshire's districts and schools with each other, not with other states; each district and school page gives its own results beside these. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88.1% of 13,202 students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23 and four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students.

In the New Hampshire almanac

  1. 01Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  2. 02Largest schools

    Largest: Pinkerton Academy, 2,990 students (By 2024-25 enrollment)

  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

    Fewest: Farmington Senior High School, 5.5 students per teacher (Schools, 2024-25)

  4. 04Highest-spending districts

    Highest: Hampstead School District, $28,194 per student (F-33 fiscal year 2022-23)

  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    Highest: Stratham School District, $133,818 of salary spending per teacher (F-33 fiscal year 2022-23)

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    Lowest: Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School, 0.8% chronically absent (EDFacts 2022-23)

  7. 07Schools by resource index

    Highest index: Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School, 67 of 100 (CCD and CRDC)

  8. 08Districts by resource index

    Highest index: Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, 59.5 of 100 on average (CCD and CRDC)

Largest districts in New Hampshire

  1. Manchester School District11,907
  2. Nashua School District9,122
  3. Bedford School District3,970
  4. Londonderry School District3,950
  5. Concord School District3,835
  6. Rochester School District3,778
  7. Salem School District3,557
  8. Dover School District3,498

Every New Hampshire school district, with a find box →

Source: Largest districts: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, students in the district's schools open that year.

Cities with the most public schools

  1. Manchester13,016 students28 schools
  2. Nashua10,097 students22 schools
  3. Salem3,949 students10 schools
  4. Keene3,373 students10 schools
  5. Rochester3,267 students8 schools
  6. Derry5,441 students8 schools
  7. Merrimack3,613 students7 schools
  8. Exeter2,819 students7 schools
  9. Concord3,835 students7 schools
  10. Portsmouth2,427 students6 schools
  11. Londonderry3,950 students6 schools
  12. Hudson2,731 students6 schools

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: a school counts under the city in its mailing address, so a large city's count takes in suburbs that share its postal name.

Questions about New Hampshire's public schools

  1. How many public schools are in New Hampshire?
    The NCES directory lists 501 operating in 2024-25; 484 of them reported students: 280 elementary, 93 middle, 96 high and 15 other, enrolling 160,338 students (NCES Common Core of Data).
  2. What is the average student-teacher ratio in New Hampshire?
    11.0 students per full-time teacher in 2024-25, against 15.3 for the U.S.; the mean of school ratios for schools open that year.
  3. What is the largest school district in New Hampshire?
    Manchester School District, with 11,907 students in its schools in 2024-25 (NCES Common Core of Data).
  4. How much does New Hampshire spend per public-school student?
    $21,719 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, summed over its districts (NCES F-33).

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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