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C

Raymond School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Raymond.

Raymond’s School Grade C better than 27% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
1,114
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,813
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Raymond School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of New Hampshire districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $831 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CRaymond 11,050

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Raymond. Grade by grade →

K–3Lamprey River Elementary SchoolThis district
4–8Iber Holmes Gove Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Raymond High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 40.5% · 570 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 50.8% · 567 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 88.1% · 82 in the class

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
$23,813 per student · 2% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 27%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,182’20
1,226’21
1,171’22
1,131’23
1,114’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 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.

Raymond School District Preschool Program
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Raymond
42 students21:1
Lamprey River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Raymond
C−
333 students11:1
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Raymond
C
413 students11:1
Raymond High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Raymond
C
326 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Candia School DistrictCandia
$29,244per student
Chester School DistrictChester
$21,008per student
Epping School DistrictEpping
$23,683per student
Fremont School DistrictFremont
$23,850per 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.