School district · New Hampshire

Portsmouth School District

Portsmouth School District in New Hampshire: 6 public schools with 2,427 students and 10.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,140 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,427
Students per teacher
10.1
NH 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,140
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)
240
Counselors (FTE)
16.0
Students per counselor
152
NH 182 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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
$20.3K15
$20.8K16
$21.9K17
$19.1K18
$19.4K19
$20.2K20
$21.9K21
$23.2K22
$25.1K23
$27.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.6% · $4.5M
State
19% · $13M
Local
74% · $50.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,784
Support services
$8,895
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.1M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K244.0
K–53259.6
K–53289.4
K–52478.5
6–848610.3
9–131,01711.4

Sources

Address
1 Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone
(603)431-5080
Website