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C+

Cornish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Cornish.

Cornish’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
137
Schools
1
Spent per student
$30,654
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
The gist

What stands out about Cornish School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of New Hampshire districts
  • Spends 32% more per student than the NH average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Cornish 1,646

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cornish. Grade by grade →

PK–8Cornish Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 40.5% · 70 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 50.8% · 70 students tested

98% 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
$30,654 per student · 32% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 21%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
115’20
124’21
125’22
136’23
137’24

Up 19.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

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

Cornish Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cornish
A−
137 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Claremont School DistrictClaremont
$24,547per student
Croydon School DistrictCroydon
$22,838per student
Mount Ascutney School District 86Windsor
$16,532per student
Plainfield School DistrictPlainfield
$29,848per 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.