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Dresden School District

Public school districtGrades 6–12

Serves Hanover.

Hanover’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
1,043
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,708
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dresden School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 37 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the NH average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $1,207 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% 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
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Hanover 12,054

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hanover. Grade by grade →

K–5Bernice A. Ray SchoolHanover School District
6–8Frances C. Richmond SchoolThis district
9–12Hanover High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency77%
State average 40.5% · 482 students tested
Reading / language arts81%
State average 50.8% · 479 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 88.1% · 162 in the class

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
$26,708 per student · 15% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 98%State 1%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,054’20
1,037’21
1,014’22
1,047’23
1,043’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%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.

Frances C. Richmond School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hanover
A+
369 students9:1
Hanover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanover
A+
674 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lebanon School DistrictLebanon
$27,252per student
Lyme School DistrictLyme
$30,633per student
Mascoma Valley Regional School DistrictCanaan
$25,731per student
Norwich School DistrictNorwich
$20,501per 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.