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)
330378000168	61	Hinsdale High School	Public	9-12	49 School St.	Hinsdale	03451	Cheshire County	Hinsdale School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 336-5984	146	17	8.4	27.4%	127 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.2%)	$24,420							29.8	10.9	78	17
330705000454	62	White Mountains Regional High School	Public	9-12	127 Regional Rd.	Whitefield	03598	Coos County	White Mountains Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 837-2528	359	35	10.1	41.8%	337 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$24,464							28.3	32.5	57	5
330003500142	63	Gorham High School	Public	9-12	120 Main St.	Gorham	03581	Coos County	Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 466-2776	135	16	8.7	14.8%	125 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$20,153							27.7	41.5	44	19
330467000270	64	Mascenic Regional High School	Public	9-12	175 Turnpike Rd.	New Ipswich	03071	Hillsborough County	Mascenic Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 878-1113	261	25	10.4	14.9%	251 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,789							27.4	41.2	46	18
330558000359	65	Pembroke Academy	Public	9-12	209 Academy Rd.	Pembroke	03275	Merrimack County	Pembroke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 485-7881	783	59	13.2	21.2%	698 (89.1%)	13 (1.7%)	19 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.7%)	$15,078							26.2	29.5	60	5
330608000479	66	Sanborn Regional High School	Public	9-12	17 Danville Rd.	Kingston	03848	Rockingham County	Sanborn Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 642-3341	527	45	11.6	4.9%	470 (89.2%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$19,057							26.2	23.6	66
330624000418	67	Somersworth High School	Public	9-12	11 Memorial Dr.	Somersworth	03878	Strafford County	Somersworth School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 692-2431	394	34	11.4	30.5%	297 (75.4%)	12 (3.0%)	15 (3.8%)	35 (8.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	$20,583							25.9	17.7	70	3
330594000394	68	Spaulding High School	Public	9-12	130 Wakefield St.	Rochester	03867	Strafford County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 332-0757	1,301	93	13.9	31.6%	1,133 (87.1%)	15 (1.2%)	49 (3.8%)	24 (1.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (5.8%)	$16,308							25.8	37.5	50	18
330288000103	69	Epping High School	Public	9-12	21 Academy St.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 679-5472	241	23	10.7	16.2%	217 (90.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$21,864							25	34.4	55	14
330414000210	70	Laconia High School	Public	9-12	345 Union Ave.	Laconia	03246	Belknap County	Laconia School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 524-3350	590	51	11.5	39.0%	519 (88.0%)	27 (4.6%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$21,949							21.2	17.9	69	1

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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