District profile / New Hampshire

Litchfield School District

Litchfield, New Hampshire · Public school district · #44 of 48 New Hampshire districts by enrollment

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1,117

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,827

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% below the New Hampshire median

11.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Hampshire median 11.7

Litchfield School District is a public school district based in Litchfield, New Hampshire, serving 1,117 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 48 New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 9% of them. Its schools average 372 students each, fewer than the New Hampshire median of 420. It spends about $17,827 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the New Hampshire median. It has roughly 11.8 students per teacher.

How Litchfield compares

LitchfieldNew Hampshire median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,827

New Hampshire median $19,718 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,305

New Hampshire median $11,993 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Students per school372

New Hampshire median 420 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.8

New Hampshire median 11.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor160

New Hampshire median 177 · 10% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$23.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 35%Local 60%

Measure	Litchfield	New Hampshire median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,827	$19,718	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,305	$11,993	FY2020-21
Total spending	$22.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$23.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	95	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	230	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.8	11.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	160	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School DistrictJaffrey	1,155	4	$18,857	13.0	#39
Shaker Regional School DistrictBelmont	1,141	4	$18,631	11.0	#41
Raymond School DistrictRaymond	1,125	4	$20,314	11.6	#42
Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School DistrictHollis	1,119	2	$17,772	11.5	#43
Litchfield School DistrictLitchfield · this district	1,117	3	$17,827	11.8	#44

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Iroquois School DistrictErie, PA	1,118	$16,543	12.6
Blissfield Community SchoolsBlissfield, MI	1,116	$11,056	13.4
Upper Saddle River School DistrictUpper Saddle River, NJ	1,116	$25,120	9.6
Kettle Falls School DistrictKettle Falls, WA	1,116	$12,168	18.3

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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