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)
330555000358	51	Pelham High School	Public	9-12	85 Marsh Rd.	Pelham	03076	Hillsborough County	Pelham School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 635-2115	575	55	10.4	7.1%	499 (86.8%)	5 (0.9%)	38 (6.6%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$17,186							37.6	36.4	52	1
330000300500	52	John Stark Regional High School	Public	9-12	618 N. Stark Hwy.	Weare	03281	Hillsborough County	John Stark Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 529-7675	610	53	11.5	15.1%	559 (91.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	$20,956							35.1	30.4	59	7
330299000116	53	Fall Mountain Regional High School	Public	9-12	134 FMRHS Rd.	Langdon	03602	Cheshire County	Fall Mountain Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 835-6318	487	38	12.7	32.4%	460 (94.5%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	$20,720							34.5	40	48	5
330405000202	54	Keene High School	Public	9-12	43 Arch St.	Keene	03431	Cheshire County	Keene School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-0640	1,291	100	12.9	25.2%	1,128 (87.4%)	17 (1.3%)	42 (3.3%)	30 (2.3%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.5%)	$17,840							34.2	35	54
330468000275	55	Mascoma Valley Regional High School	Public	9-12	27 Royal Rd.	Canaan	03741	Grafton County	Mascoma Valley Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 632-4308	338	28	12	29.3%	327 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$26,187							33.5	13.5	74	19
330366000160	56	Woodsville High School	Public	9-12	9 High St.	Woodsville	03785	Grafton County	Haverhill Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 747-2781	216	22	9.8	28.7%	201 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$25,820							32.6	48.5	37	19
330426000532	57	Lin-Wood Public School (High)	Public	9-12	72 Linwood Dr.	Lincoln	03251	Grafton County	Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 745-2214	87	12	7.1	18.4%	77 (88.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)								32.3	75.7	17	40
330393000179	58	Alvirne High School	Public	9-12	200 Derry Rd.	Hudson	03051	Hillsborough County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 886-1260	1,038	79	13.1	11.7%	879 (84.7%)	19 (1.8%)	61 (5.9%)	26 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.7%)	$17,270							31.6	57.4	29	29
330573000366	59	Pittsfield High School	Public	9-12	23 Oneida St.	Pittsfield	03263	Merrimack County	Pittsfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 435-6701	159	11	13.9	35.2%	144 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$21,889							31.1	38.2	49	10
330246000055	60	Concord High School	Public	9-12	170 Warren St.	Concord	03301	Merrimack County	Concord School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 225-0800	1,467	111	13.2	28.2%	1,187 (80.9%)	129 (8.8%)	56 (3.8%)	77 (5.2%)	12 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	$17,927							30.5	35.9	53	7

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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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide