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New Hampshire
Public School Ratings






New Hampshire Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

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Overview

Public Schools Overview New Hampshire School Districts by City
Number Of Students 168,955
Number Of New Hampshire Schools 499
Number Of New Hampshire School Districts 211
Spending Per Student $20,215

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

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Reading Proficiency

Math Test

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 87.2% 48.6%
Black 2.3% 15.9%
Hispanic 6.8% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 21.1% 49.0%
English Language Learners 3.0% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 18.0% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11.4
16.0
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

New Hampshire Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 1,388,992 331,888,310
Population Density (per sq. mile) 155 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 4.6% 5.9%
5-19 Years Old 17.2% 19.3%
20-44 Years Old 30.5% 33.2%
45-64 Years Old 29.4% 25.6%
65 Or Older 18.2% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 540,498 119,654,414
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.6% 88.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.2% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 21.7% 17.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.6% 16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.3% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,005 $1,859,429,443 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,426 $240,939,320 7.1%
Staff $571 $96,478,839 2.8%
General Administration $638 $107,756,983 3.2%
School Administration $1,014 $171,397,955 5.0%
Operation $1,461 $246,897,029 7.2%
Transportation $818 $138,171,005 4.0%
Other $245 $41,349,696 1.2%
Total Support $6,173 $1,043,009,730 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,036 $512,992,644 15.0%
Total Expenditures $20,215 $3,415,430,130 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%