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Mason School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Mason.

Mason’s School Grade A+ better than 99% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
106
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,093
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$1.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mason School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 99% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 29.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.5M, about $13,774 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 99% 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+Mason 1,460

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mason. Grade by grade →

PK–5Mason Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency80–89%
State average 40.5% · 35 students tested
Reading / language arts90–100%
State average 50.8% · 35 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$23,093 per student · 1% below NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 75%State 22%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
82’20
92’21
103’22
96’23
106’24

Up 29.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Asian 4%Hispanic <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.

Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mason
A+
106 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mascenic Regional School DistrictGreenville, New Ipswich
$21,092per student
Brookline School DistrictBrookline
$19,574per student
Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School DistrictBrookline
$22,388per student
Wilton-Lyndeborough School DistrictWilton
$23,923per 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.