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Exeter School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Exeter.

Exeter’s School Grade A− better than 75% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
807
Schools
2
Spent per student
$29,050
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Exeter School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 76% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the NH average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.4M, about $1,729 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 76% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Exeter 16,213

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Exeter. Grade by grade →

PK–2Main Street SchoolThis district
3–5Lincoln Street Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Cooperative Middle SchoolExeter Regional Cooperative School District
9–12Exeter High SchoolExeter Regional Cooperative School District

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency58%
State average 40.5% · 406 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 50.8% · 408 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Exeter Region Cooperative School District, which runs the high school (state 88.1%) · class of 2023.

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
$29,050 per student · 25% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 32%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 17%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
860’20
850’21
832’22
807’23
807’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Main Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Exeter
406 students9:1
Lincoln Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Exeter
B+
401 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Exeter Regional Cooperative School DistrictBrentwood, East Kingston, Kensington
$27,395per student
Brentwood School DistrictBrentwood
$22,149per student
East Kingston School DistrictEast Kingston
$28,695per student
Kensington School DistrictKensington
$28,636per 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.