Public schools in New Hampshire
501 operating public schools in 197 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
501
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
162,945
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
14,430.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
11.3
Charter schoolsDefinition
42
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 2 New Hampshire districts have full profiles so far; search all 197.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester School District | Manchester | 20 | 11,907 | 11.9 |
| Nashua School District | Nashua | 21 | 9,741 | 11.9 |
| Bedford School District | Bedford | 6 | 3,970 | 13.3 |
| Londonderry School District | Londonderry | 6 | 3,950 | 11.7 |
| Concord School District | Concord | 7 | 3,835 | 12.2 |
| Rochester School District | Rochester | 10 | 3,778 | 11.6 |
| Salem School District | Salem | 8 | 3,557 | 12.4 |
| Dover School District | Dover | 5 | 3,498 | 12.8 |
| Merrimack School District | Merrimack | 6 | 3,453 | 12 |
| Timberlane Regional School District | Plaistow | 7 | 3,224 | — |
| Derry Cooperative School District | Derry | 7 | 3,011 | 12.5 |
| Keene School District | Keene | 7 | 3,007 | 11.5 |
| Pinkerton Academy School District | Derry | 1 | 2,990 | 13.9 |
| Hudson School District | Hudson | 7 | 2,921 | 11.1 |
| Windham School District | Windham | 4 | 2,898 | 14.6 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 10.2% | |
| Suburb | 21.6% | |
| Town | 16.2% | |
| Rural | 52.1% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 285 | |
| High | 101 | |
| Middle | 98 | |
| Prekindergarten | 17 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.