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Governor Wentworth Regional School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Wolfeboro, Ossipee, New Durham, Tuftonboro, Effingham and Brookfield.

Wolfeboro’s School Grade B better than 60% of New Hampshire school districts

Students
2,077
Schools
8
Spent per student
$26,145
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$20.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Governor Wentworth Regional School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of New Hampshire districts
  • Spends 12% more per student than the NH average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.5M, about $9,874 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BWolfeboro 6,637BOssipee 4,599BNew Durham 2,890BTuftonboro 2,678BEffingham 1,819Brookfield 825

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wolfeboro. Grade by grade →

K–3Carpenter SchoolThis district
7–8Kingswood Regional Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Kingswood Regional High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 40.5% · 1,100 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 50.8% · 1,096 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.1% · 189 in the class

92% 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
$26,145 per student · 12% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
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
2,111’20
2,108’21
2,131’22
2,116’23
2,077’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Ossipee Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ctr. Ossipee
C−
276 students8:1
New Durham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Durham
A
144 students9:1
Carpenter School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Wolfeboro
A
183 students9:1
Effingham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Effingham
C
120 students11:1
Tuftonboro Central School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ctr. Tuftonboro
B+
99 students8:1
Crescent Lake School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Wolfeboro
B
181 students11:1
Kingswood Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Wolfeboro
B−
345 students9:1
Kingswood Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wolfeboro
B
729 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Alton School DistrictAlton
$27,998per student
Prospect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement DistrictAlton
Wakefield School DistrictWakefield
$22,114per student
Freedom School DistrictFreedom
$43,708per 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.