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Dunbarton School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Dunbarton.

Dunbarton’s School Grade B better than 61% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
234
Schools
1
Spent per student
$20,645
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
5%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dunbarton School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NH average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $3,355 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 Dunbarton. Grade by grade →

K–6Dunbarton Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 40.5% · 143 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 50.8% · 143 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
$20,645 per student · 11% below NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 74%State 23%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
240’20
236’21
255’22
242’23
234’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%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.