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Hanover School District

Public school districtGrades K–5

Serves Hanover.

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

Students
463
Schools
1
Spent per student
$29,406
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
Debt
$3.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hanover School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% more per student than the NH average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.6M, about $7,667 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hanover. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency76%
State average 40.5% · 240 students tested
Reading / language arts84%
State average 50.8% · 236 students tested

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 98% at Dresden 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
$29,406 per student · 26% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 72%Support & administration 26%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 39%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
451’20
497’21
455’22
438’23
463’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Asian 10%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 6%Black 2%

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.