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Deerfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Deerfield.

Deerfield’s School Grade B better than 62% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
506
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,588
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
The gist

What stands out about Deerfield School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the NH average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Deerfield. Grade by grade →

PK–8Deerfield Community SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency51%
State average 40.5% · 312 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 50.8% · 312 students tested

96% 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
$26,588 per student · 14% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 22%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
497’20
522’21
528’22
495’23
506’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Asian <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.