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Keene School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Keene.

Keene’s School Grade C better than 30% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
3,007
Schools
7
Spent per student
$21,148
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$13.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Keene School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the NH average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.8M, about $4,584 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CKeene 23,072

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Keene. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Keene Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Keene High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 40.5% · 1,374 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 50.8% · 1,358 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 88.1% · 294 in the class

91% 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
$21,148 per student · 9% below NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 26%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,099’20
3,103’21
3,044’22
3,018’23
3,007’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jonathan Daniels School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Keene
93 students19:1
Symonds Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Keene
B−
299 students11:1
Fuller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Keene
C−
275 students11:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Keene
C−
234 students11:1
Wheelock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Keene
D
192 students9:1
Keene Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Keene
C−
626 students11:1
Keene High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Keene
B−
1,288 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Monadnock Regional School DistrictGilsum, Roxbury, Swanzey
$23,801per student
Marlborough School DistrictMarlborough
$26,115per student
Sullivan School DistrictSullivan
Surry School DistrictSurry

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.