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Profile School District

Public school districtGrades 7–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Bethlehem, Franconia, Sugar Hill and Easton.

Bethlehem’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
216
Schools
2
Spent per student
$28,495
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
The gist

What stands out about Profile School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% more per student than the NH average
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 172 New Hampshire school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Bethlehem 2,575AFranconia 1,143Sugar Hill 687Easton 298

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bethlehem. Grade by grade →

PK–6Bethlehem Elementary SchoolBethlehem School District
7–8Profile Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Profile Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 40.5% · 109 students tested
Reading / language arts60–64%
State average 50.8% · 109 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 88.1% · 30 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,495 per student · 22% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 25%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
224’20
229’21
210’22
216’23
216’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Hampshire’s other public schools.

Profile Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Bethlehem
A−
83 students9:1
Profile Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethlehem
A−
133 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lincoln-Woodstock School DistrictLincoln
$33,116per student
White Mountain Regional School DistrictCarroll, Whitefield
$25,693per student
Hart's Location School DistrictHart's Location
Landaff School DistrictLandaff
$21,750per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Hampshire.