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Weare School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Weare.

Weare’s School Grade C− better than 19% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
831
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,725
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
The gist

What stands out about Weare School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of New Hampshire districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the NH average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Weare 9,291

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Weare. Grade by grade →

PK–3Center Woods SchoolThis district
4–8Weare Middle SchoolThis district
9–12John Stark Regional High SchoolJohn Stark Regional School District

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22
Math proficiency26%
State average 40.5% · 587 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 50.8% · 599 students tested

92% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at John Stark Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 88.1%) · class of 2023.

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
$20,725 per student · 11% below NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 38%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
870’20
882’21
897’22
825’23
831’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Center Woods School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Weare
C
377 students11:1
Weare Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Weare
C−
454 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Contoocook Valley School DistrictFrancestown
$28,279per student
Dunbarton School DistrictDunbarton
$20,645per student
Goffstown School DistrictGoffstown
$17,907per student
Henniker School DistrictHenniker
$23,633per 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.