Which New Hampshire public schools have the most resources?

Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School in Wilton scored 67 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of New Hampshire's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

New Hampshire public schools by resource index

Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School in Wilton scored highest of New Hampshire's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 67 of 100: 8.7 students per teacher, 129 students per counselor and 0.8% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School	8.7	129	No	0.8%	67
Hampstead Middle School	10.1	180	No	1.3%	63
Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High School	9.1	124	No	6.2%	63
Sunapee Middle High School	11.1	84	No	7.1%	63
Merrimack High School	12.5	192	Yes	13.8%	62
Lebanon High School	11.7	154	No	1.2%	62
Westmoreland School	9.1	110	No	9.1%	62
East Kingston Elementary School	6.5	136	No	11.5%	62
Great Brook School	8.3	120	No	11.2%	61
Cornish Elementary School	10.6	108	No	11.2%	60
Milan Village Elementary School	10.0	95	No	11.7%	60
Oyster River Middle School	9.9	159	No	8.7%	59
Lebanon Middle School	9.5	155	No	9.6%	59
New Durham Elementary School	8.5	137	No	13.2%	59
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School	12.7	178	Yes	20.9%	58

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Plymouth Regional High School	12.8	169	No	5.4%	58
McKelvie Intermediate School	12.9	339	Yes	7.4%	58
James Mastricola Upper Elementary School	13.3	254	Yes	13.8%	58
Rye Junior High School	8.8	182	No	11.1%	58
Hinsdale High School	7.2	140	Yes	32.9%	58
Kensington Elementary School	8.4	129	No	14.7%	58
Sunapee Sr. High School	11.9	136	No	8.5%	58
Londonderry Middle School	11.0	304	Yes	14.6%	57
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy	11.5	138	No	10.8%	57
Merrimack Middle School	10.2	278	Yes	18.1%	57
Frances C. Richmond School	8.9	175	No	12.8%	57
Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High (Elem)	10.4	248	No	4.0%	57
Rye Elementary School	9.7	197	No	9.0%	57
Chichester Central School	9.1	196	No	11.2%	57
Edward Fenn School	9.5	156	No	13.2%	57
Newfields Elementary School	9.2	116	No	16.1%	57
Timberlane Regional Middle School	10.2	122	No	17.0%	56
Memorial School	9.1	128	No	17.4%	56
Sunapee Central School	9.0	161	No	15.7%	56
Middleton Elementary School	11.1	147	No	12.4%	56
Bridgewater-Hebron Village School	13.7	113	No	11.9%	56
Antrim Elementary School	8.3	242	No	10.2%	56
Lin-Wood Public School (Elem)	6.6	113	No	23.2%	56
Souhegan Coop High School	10.4	182	No	13.0%	55
Pelham High School	10.4	145	No	16.2%	55
South Londonderry Elementary School	9.9	233	No	10.0%	55
East Derry Memorial Elementary School	11.9	373	Yes	10.4%	55
Gilmanton Elementary School	11.2	167	No	13.2%	55
South Range Elementary School	12.6	331	Yes	14.1%	55
New Searles School	10.7	209	No	10.4%	55
New Franklin School	8.5	136	No	20.1%	55
Lisbon Regional School (Elem)	7.6	149	No	20.1%	55
Pelham Elementary School	9.6	221	No	12.3%	54
Bow High School	12.8	163	No	12.1%	54
Campbell High School	11.4	121	No	17.0%	54

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which New Hampshire public schools have the most resources?
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle School in Wilton scored 67 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of New Hampshire's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

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

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026