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B+

Hampstead School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Hampstead.

Hampstead’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
822
Schools
2
Spent per student
$30,835
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
The gist

What stands out about Hampstead School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 32% 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 71% 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
B+Hampstead 9,110

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hampstead. Grade by grade →

PK–4Hampstead Central SchoolThis district
5–8Hampstead Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency50%
State average 40.5% · 498 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 50.8% · 497 students tested

94% 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
$30,835 per student · 32% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 18%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
810’20
802’21
827’22
809’23
822’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Hampstead Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hampstead
B+
470 students12:1
Hampstead Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hampstead
B−
352 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Timberlane Regional School DistrictAtkinson, Danville, Plaistow
$21,352per student
Derry School DistrictDerry
$23,696per student
Sanborn Regional School DistrictKingston
$25,174per 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.