Best High Schools in New Hampshire

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and NH SAS test scores by the New Hampshire Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, September 9, 2024.

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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)
330540000347	81	Groveton High School	Public	9-12	65 State St.	Groveton	03582	Coos County	Northumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 636-1619	123	17	7.2	40.7%	118 (95.9%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$18,949							13.7	3.6	85	4
330459000708	82	Manchester School of Technology (High School)	Public	9-12	100 Gerald Connors Circle	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6490	332	32	10.4	41.6%	211 (63.6%)	11 (3.3%)	89 (26.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$9,315							11.2	9.7	82
330300000123	83	Farmington Senior High School	Public	9-12	40 Thayer Dr.	Farmington	03835	Strafford County	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 755-2811	239	23	10.3	30.5%	220 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$20,662							10.2	10.8	80	3
330459000253	84	Manchester Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1 Crusader Way	Manchester	03103	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6378	1,405	91	15.3	34.0%	800 (56.9%)	121 (8.6%)	304 (21.6%)	85 (6.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (6.3%)	$12,370							9.2	12.7	77	7
330489000301	85	Monadnock Regional High School	Public	9-12	580 Old Homestead Hwy.	Swanzey	03446	Cheshire County	Monadnock Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 352-6575	454	37	12.4	30.0%	423 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$20,675							7.2	33.8	56	29
330531000342	86	Newport Middle High School (High)	Public	9-12	245 N. Main St.	Newport	03773	Sullivan County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 863-2414	292	27	10.6	41.1%	280 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$23,697							4.8	6.7	83	3
330459000261	87	Manchester West High School	Public	9-12	9 Notre Dame Ave.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 624-6384	772	59	13	49.6%	348 (45.1%)	76 (9.8%)	216 (28.0%)	35 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (12.3%)	$17,782							4.7	10.9	79	8

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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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