School district · New Hampshire

Contoocook Valley School District

Contoocook Valley School District in New Hampshire: 11 public schools with 1,936 students and 9.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $28,279 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
1,936
Students per teacher
9.6
NH 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$28,279
NH $23.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
201
Counselors (FTE)
14.0
Students per counselor
138
NH 182 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.5
Librarians (FTE): 7.8

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New Hampshire's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New Hampshire: 53%

53%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in New Hampshire

Median 54% · 160 school districts compared

783 students tested, grades 3–8 · NH SAS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

New Hampshire: 44%

44%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in New Hampshire

Median 44% · 160 school districts compared

783 students tested, grades 3–8 · NH SAS; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$18.9K15
$19.3K16
$19.6K17
$19.6K18
$20.8K19
$21.2K20
$23.4K21
$24.7K22
$27.1K23
$28.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.4% · $3.6M
State
22% · $12.5M
Local
72% · $40.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,402
Support services
$10,226
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.6M
Long-term debt
$185K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–41338.353%44%
K–5567.777%62%
K–4416.9——
Pre-K–4919.244%61%
Pre-K–4708.831%31%
Pre-K–425410.357%60%
K–4556.656%44%
K–4356.6——
5–82248.349%35%
5–83329.555%44%
9–1364512.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
106 Hancock Rd., Peterborough, NH 03458
Phone
(603)924-3336
Website