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C+

Inter-Lakes School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Meredith, Sandwich and Center Harbor.

Meredith’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
913
Schools
4
Spent per student
$32,398
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
The gist

What stands out about Inter-Lakes School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of New Hampshire districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 39% more per student than the NH average
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Meredith 6,854C+Sandwich 1,548C+Center Harbor 1,049

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Meredith. Grade by grade →

PK–6Inter-Lakes Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Inter-Lakes Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Inter-Lakes High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 40.5% · 478 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 50.8% · 478 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 88.1% · 62 in the class

93% 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
$32,398 per student · 39% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 47%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 21%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
917’20
935’21
915’22
931’23
913’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 3%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Inter-Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Meredith
B−
397 students9:1
Sandwich Central School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ctr. Sandwich
A−
85 students11:1
Inter-Lakes Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Meredith
C+
137 students8:1
Inter-Lakes High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Meredith
B
294 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Moultonborough School DistrictMoultonborough
$36,277per student
Newfound Area School DistrictNew Hampton
$21,003per student
Pemi-Baker Regional School DistrictCampton, Holderness
$24,161per student
Campton School DistrictCampton
$27,947per 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.