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Holderness School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Holderness.

Holderness’ School Grade A− better than 84% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
156
Schools
1
Spent per student
$31,180
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
The gist

What stands out about Holderness School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Spends 34% more per student than the NH average
  • 8 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Holderness 2,024

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Holderness. Grade by grade →

K–8Holderness Central SchoolThis district
9–12Plymouth Regional High SchoolPemi-Baker Regional School District

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 40.5% · 100 students tested
Reading / language arts70–74%
State average 50.8% · 100 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 98% at Pemi-Baker Regional 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
$31,180 per student · 34% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 21%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
157’20
144’21
152’22
150’23
156’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Hispanic 2%Black <1%

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.

Holderness Central School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Holderness
A
156 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pemi-Baker Regional School DistrictAshland, Plymouth
$24,161per student
Ashland School DistrictAshland
$29,649per student
Inter-Lakes School DistrictCenter Harbor
$32,398per student
Plymouth School DistrictPlymouth
$25,794per 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.