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Rye School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Rye.

Rye’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
386
Schools
2
Spent per student
$32,264
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
2%
The gist

What stands out about Rye School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Spends 38% more per student than the NH average
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rye. Grade by grade →

PK–4Rye Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Rye Junior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency72%
State average 40.5% · 257 students tested
Reading / language arts76%
State average 50.8% · 257 students tested

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
$32,264 per student · 38% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 27%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
376’20
391’21
399’22
400’23
386’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%

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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.