School district · New Hampshire

Rochester School District

Rochester School District in New Hampshire: 10 public schools with 3,778 students and 11.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,777 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
3,778
Students per teacher
11.6
NH 11.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,777
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)
326
Counselors (FTE)
23.1
Students per counselor
164
NH 182 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.6
Librarians (FTE): 2.1

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%

38%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in New Hampshire

Median 54% · 160 school districts compared

1,458 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%

31%proficient

+5.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in New Hampshire

Median 44% · 160 school districts compared

1,453 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
$13.9K15
$14.1K16
$14.8K17
$14.7K18
$14.9K19
$15.0K20
$17.6K21
$17.3K22
$18.1K23
$20.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $11.6M
State
44% · $44.1M
Local
45% · $45.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,667
Support services
$7,581
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.5M
Long-term debt
$13.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–53169.638%36%
Pre-K–530010.353%47%
K–521110.651%48%
K–511411.441%41%
K–53109.437%36%
K–4507.169%77%
K–52809.033%27%
6–880313.434%24%
9–129619.2——
9–121,29813.2——

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
150 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH 03867
Phone
(603)332-3678