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Hampton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Hampton.

Hampton’s School Grade A− better than 77% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
898
Schools
3
Spent per student
$27,604
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Debt
$20.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hampton School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 80% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the NH average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.1M, about $22,400 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 80% 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−Hampton 16,381

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hampton. Grade by grade →

PK–2Hampton Centre SchoolThis district
3–5Adeline C. Marston SchoolThis district
6–8Hampton AcademyThis district
9–12Winnacunnet High SchoolWinnacunnet Cooperative School District

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency55%
State average 40.5% · 643 students tested
Reading / language arts67%
State average 50.8% · 639 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 91% at Winnacunnet 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
$27,604 per student · 18% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 18%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
938’20
951’21
947’22
904’23
898’24

Down 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hampton Centre School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hampton
282 students8:1
Adeline C. Marston School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hampton
A
303 students9:1
Hampton Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hampton
B+
313 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Winnacunnet Cooperative School DistrictHampton Falls, North Hampton, Seabrook
$27,934per student
Hampton Falls School DistrictHampton Falls
$35,861per student
North Hampton School DistrictNorth Hampton
$34,860per student
Seabrook School DistrictSeabrook
$28,578per 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.