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Pittsburg School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Pittsburg.

Pittsburg’s Schools page →

Students
79
Schools
2
Spent per student
$45,468
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
The gist

What stands out about Pittsburg School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 95% more per student than the NH average
  • 5 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Pittsburg 845

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pittsburg. Grade by grade →

PK–8Pittsburg School (Elem)This district
9–12Pittsburg School (High)This district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 40.5% · 36 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 50.8% · 37 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 88.1% · 8 in the class · 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
$45,468 per student · 95% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 49%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 76%State 17%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
77’20
81’21
89’22
77’23
79’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%

Schools in the district

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

Pittsburg School (Elem)
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pittsburg
C+
48 students6:1
Pittsburg School (High)
High · Grades 9–12 · Pittsburg
D
31 students4:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Canaan School DistrictCanaan
$30,975per student
Clarksville School DistrictClarksville
Essex North Supervisory UnionCanaan

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.