Best High Schools in New Hampshire

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 87)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
330498000598	41	Nashua High School North	Public	9-12	8 Titan Way	Nashua	03063	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-2500	1,594	130	12.2	37.3%	826 (51.8%)	58 (3.6%)	511 (32.1%)	85 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	111 (7.0%)	$15,532							45.6	52.4	34	7
330375000166	42	Hillsboro-Deering High School	Public	9-12	12 Hillcat Dr.	Hillsborough	03244	Hillsborough County	Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 464-1130	370	36	10.3	32.2%	342 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$21,979							42.6	29.4	61	19
330588000385	43	Raymond High School	Public	9-12	45 Harriman Hill Rd.	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 895-6616	346	31	11.3	11.6%	318 (91.9%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$22,589							42.2	26.6	62	19
330476000284	44	Merrimack Valley High School	Public	9-12	106 Village St.	Penacook	03303	Merrimack County	Merrimack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 753-4311	784	56	14	25.0%	723 (92.2%)	19 (2.4%)	15 (1.9%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$15,620							40.5	22.8	67	23
330318000135	45	Gilford High School	Public	9-12	88 Alvah Wilson Rd.	Gilford	03249	Belknap County	Gilford School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-7135	499	35	14.2	14.4%	469 (94.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$22,043							40.3	58	28	17
330240000049	46	Colebrook Academy and Elementary School (H)	Public	9-12	27 Dumont Street	Colebrook	03576	Coos County	Colebrook School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 237-4801	118	15	7.8	22.0%	113 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,381							40	24.8	65	19
330672000439	47	Timberlane Regional High School	Public	9-12	36 Greenough Rd.	Plaistow	03865	Rockingham County	Timberlane Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 382-6541	1,003	91	11	7.7%	925 (92.2%)	9 (0.9%)	36 (3.6%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.5%)	$20,322							39.2	51.7	35	12
330498000323	48	Nashua High School South	Public	9-12	36 Riverside Dr.	Nashua	03062	Hillsborough County	Nashua School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 966-1100	1,743	135	12.9	29.5%	910 (52.2%)	54 (3.1%)	470 (27.0%)	226 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (4.7%)	$15,098							38.1	41.2	45	3
330004900619	49	Prospect Mountain High School	Public	9-12	242 Suncook Valley Rd.	Alton	03809	Belknap County	Prospect Mountain JMA School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 875-3800	387			22.2%	362 (93.5%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								38.1	47.8	38	11
330736000510	50	Pinkerton Academy	Public	9-12	5 Pinkerton St.	Derry	03038	Rockingham County	Pinkerton Academy School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 437-5200	3,060	228	13.3	10.6%	2,699 (88.2%)	37 (1.2%)	145 (4.7%)	73 (2.4%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	98 (3.2%)								38	53.6	32	18

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NH SAS Science, SAT Mathematics, SAT Reading test scores released by the New Hampshire Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Hampshire Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Hampshire Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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