Bow School District
Bow School District is a public school district based in Bow, New Hampshire, serving 1,690 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #25 of the 48 New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 422 students each, about the same as the New Hampshire median of 420. It spends about $16,977 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the New Hampshire median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Bow School District compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bow School District | New Hampshire median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,977 | $19,718 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $11,223 | $11,993 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $29.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 114 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 273 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 11.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 211 | 177 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The New Hampshire median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in New Hampshire
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow School DistrictBow · this district | 1,690 | 4 | $16,977 | 14.8 | #25 |
| Kearsarge Regional School DistrictNew London | 1,678 | 8 | $23,964 | 10.5 | #26 |
| Lebanon School DistrictWest Lebanon | 1,638 | 4 | $24,888 | 10.7 | #27 |
| Pelham School DistrictPelham | 1,611 | 3 | $16,540 | 9.9 | #28 |
| Monadnock Regional School DistrictSwanzey | 1,610 | 7 | $20,511 | 12.5 | #29 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon CountyTuskegee, AL | 1,692 | $13,562 | 16.6 |
| Red Bluff Joint Union HighRed Bluff, CA | 1,690 | $13,175 | 18.6 |
| Caruthers UnifiedCaruthers, CA | 1,689 | $15,441 | 19.0 |
| Dallas Co. R-IBuffalo, MO | 1,689 | $9,948 | 12.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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