New Hampshire · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in New Hampshire The 50 New Hampshire districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
$33,557 Top per-pupil spend
$23,347 Avg across top 50
50 Districts listed The spending picture in one line
Hampstead School District spends $33,557 per student, the most of any New Hampshire district listed, against an average of $23,347 across the top 50.
$33,557 top spend (Hampstead School District)
$19,928 lowest on this list
1.7× spread across the listed districts
836 students in the top district # District Enrollment Schools Per-Pupil $ 1 Hampstead School District Hampstead 836 2 $33,557 2 New Boston School District Goffstown 514 1 $32,026 3 Nottingham School District Nottingham 507 1 $30,036 4 Deerfield School District Pembroke 533 1 $27,571 5 Hinsdale School District Hinsdale 527 3 $27,218 6 Hooksett School District Hooksett 1,265 3 $26,530 7 Chester School District Chester 505 1 $26,279 8 Barrington School District Barrington 951 3 $26,240 9 Lebanon School District West Lebanon 1,638 4 $25,977 10 Exeter School District Exeter 833 2 $25,851 11 Mascoma Valley Regional School District Enfield 1,098 4 $25,246 12 Governor Wentworth Regional School District Wolfeboro Falls 2,137 8 $24,826 13 Seabrook School District Hampton 663 2 $24,763 14 Contoocook Valley School District Peterborough 1,975 11 $24,694 15 Hampton School District Hampton 949 3 $24,686 16 Littleton School District Littleton 653 3 $24,163 17 Dresden School District Hanover 1,017 2 $23,858 18 Kearsarge Regional School District New London 1,734 7 $23,822 19 Stratham School District Exeter 521 1 $23,314 20 White Mountains Regional School District Whitefield 979 3 $23,245 21 Portsmouth School District Portsmouth 2,490 6 $23,187 22 Amherst School District Amherst 1,348 2 $23,106 23 Pemi-Baker Regional School District Plymouth 652 1 $22,995 24 John Stark Regional School District Henniker 612 1 $22,676 25 Sanborn Regional School District Kingston 1,400 4 $22,498 26 Fall Mountain Regional School District Langdon 1,425 12 $22,487 27 Newmarket School District Newmarket 970 3 $22,254 28 Hopkinton School District Contoocook 940 4 $22,192 29 Concord School District Concord 4,037 7 $21,765 30 Milton School District Milton 513 3 $21,763 31 Oyster River Coop School District Durham 2,146 5 $21,762 32 Conway School District Conway 1,541 5 $21,687 33 Epping School District Epping 887 3 $21,524 34 Newfound Area School District Bristol 1,171 6 $21,365 35 Auburn School District Hooksett 659 1 $21,318 36 Newport School District Newport 819 3 $21,271 37 Timberlane Regional School District Plaistow 3,316 7 $21,250 38 Laconia School District Laconia 1,834 5 $21,216 39 Hollis School District Hollis 666 2 $21,114 40 Gilford School District Gilford 1,126 3 $21,089 41 Berlin School District Berlin 1,023 3 $21,015 42 Monadnock Regional School District Swanzey 1,634 7 $20,918 43 Somersworth School District Somersworth 1,336 4 $20,822 44 Claremont School District Claremont 1,675 6 $20,789 45 Pittsfield School District Pittsfield 525 3 $20,486 46 Merrimack School District Merrimack 3,570 6 $20,427 47 Shaker Regional School District Belmont 1,168 4 $20,336 48 Londonderry School District Londonderry 4,128 6 $20,160 49 Raymond School District Raymond 1,181 4 $20,057 50 Farmington School District Farmington 797 3 $19,928
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Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with
500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures
include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
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