Best High Schools in New Hampshire

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
330435000674	21	Campbell High School	Public	9-12	1 Highlander Ct.	Litchfield	03052	Hillsborough County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 546-0300	412	33	12.3	8.5%	355 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$18,281	73.4	42.9	42	21
330474000278	22	Merrimack High School	Public	9-12	38 McElwain St.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6204	1,113	95	11.7	4.7%	991 (89.0%)	21 (1.9%)	40 (3.6%)	35 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.9%)	$18,302	70.8	61.7	25	3
330618000411	23	Belmont High School	Public	9-12	255 Seavey Rd.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 267-6525	366	29	12.5	27.0%	347 (94.8%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$18,442	67.9	43.1	41	18
339996500369	24	Plymouth Regional High School	Public	9-12	86 Old Ward Brg. Rd.	Plymouth	03264	Grafton County	Pemi-baker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 536-1444	646	52	12.5	28.5%	592 (91.6%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.8%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$21,712	66.6	68.1	24
330528000518	25	Newmarket Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	213 S. Main St.	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	270	28	9.6	16.3%	215 (79.6%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.3%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	$17,720	65.4	68.4	23	2
330331500736	26	Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1066 Front St.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 316-1170	88	6	14.6	6.8%	74 (84.1%)	6 (6.8%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)		64.1	26.5	63	37
330723000463	27	Winnacunnet High School	Public	9-12	1 Alumni Dr.	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	Winnacunnet Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 926-3395	1,063	99	10.7	16.7%	1,015 (95.5%)	6 (0.6%)	29 (2.7%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$22,412	62.9	70.5	22	5
330396000185	28	Inter-Lakes High School	Public	9-12	1 Laker Ln.	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 279-6162	289	29	9.8	24.2%	268 (92.7%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$26,510	62.8	42.3	43	15
330264000088	29	Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,505	105	14.2	23.9%	1,249 (83.0%)	29 (1.9%)	49 (3.3%)	94 (6.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.2%)	$14,825	62.1	45.2	39	10
330429000227	30	Lisbon Regional School (High)	Public	9-12	24 Highland Ave.	Lisbon	03585	Grafton County	Lisbon Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 838-5506	78	13	6.1	20.5%	75 (96.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,595	61.7	55.1	30

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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.
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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)
330435000674	21	Campbell High School	Public	9-12	1 Highlander Ct.	Litchfield	03052	Hillsborough County	Litchfield School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 546-0300	412	33	12.3	8.5%	355 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$18,281							73.4	42.9	42	21
330474000278	22	Merrimack High School	Public	9-12	38 McElwain St.	Merrimack	03054	Hillsborough County	Merrimack School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 424-6204	1,113	95	11.7	4.7%	991 (89.0%)	21 (1.9%)	40 (3.6%)	35 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.9%)	$18,302							70.8	61.7	25	3
330618000411	23	Belmont High School	Public	9-12	255 Seavey Rd.	Belmont	03220	Belknap County	Shaker Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 267-6525	366	29	12.5	27.0%	347 (94.8%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$18,442							67.9	43.1	41	18
339996500369	24	Plymouth Regional High School	Public	9-12	86 Old Ward Brg. Rd.	Plymouth	03264	Grafton County	Pemi-baker Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 536-1444	646	52	12.5	28.5%	592 (91.6%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.8%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$21,712							66.6	68.1	24
330528000518	25	Newmarket Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	213 S. Main St.	Newmarket	03857	Rockingham County	Newmarket School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 659-3271	270	28	9.6	16.3%	215 (79.6%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.3%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.4%)	$17,720							65.4	68.4	23	2
330331500736	26	Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1066 Front St.	Manchester	03102	Hillsborough County	Spark Academy of Advanced Technologies	Yes	No	No	No	(603) 316-1170	88	6	14.6	6.8%	74 (84.1%)	6 (6.8%)	3 (3.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								64.1	26.5	63	37
330723000463	27	Winnacunnet High School	Public	9-12	1 Alumni Dr.	Hampton	03842	Rockingham County	Winnacunnet Cooperative School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 926-3395	1,063	99	10.7	16.7%	1,015 (95.5%)	6 (0.6%)	29 (2.7%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$22,412							62.9	70.5	22	5
330396000185	28	Inter-Lakes High School	Public	9-12	1 Laker Ln.	Meredith	03253	Belknap County	Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 279-6162	289	29	9.8	24.2%	268 (92.7%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$26,510							62.8	42.3	43	15
330264000088	29	Dover Senior High School	Public	9-12	25 Alumni Dr.	Dover	03820	Strafford County	Dover School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 516-6900	1,505	105	14.2	23.9%	1,249 (83.0%)	29 (1.9%)	49 (3.3%)	94 (6.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.2%)	$14,825							62.1	45.2	39	10
330429000227	30	Lisbon Regional School (High)	Public	9-12	24 Highland Ave.	Lisbon	03585	Grafton County	Lisbon Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(603) 838-5506	78	13	6.1	20.5%	75 (96.2%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,595							61.7	55.1	30