Merrimack School District
Merrimack School District is a public school district based in Merrimack, New Hampshire, serving 3,460 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 48 New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 577 students each, more than the New Hampshire median of 420. It spends about $19,718 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.
How Merrimack compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Merrimack | New Hampshire median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,718 | $19,718 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,866 | $11,993 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $73.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $78.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 287 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 708 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 11.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 247 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester School DistrictRochester | 3,828 | 10 | $17,591 | 11.7 | #6 |
| Salem School DistrictSalem | 3,560 | 8 | $18,874 | 12.4 | #7 |
| Dover School DistrictDover | 3,537 | 5 | $16,348 | 13.0 | #8 |
| Merrimack School DistrictMerrimack · this district | 3,460 | 6 | $19,718 | 12.1 | #9 |
| Timberlane Regional School DistrictPlaistow | 3,227 | 7 | $20,813 | 11.7 | #10 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgawamFeeding Hills, MA | 3,461 | $20,420 | 12.1 |
| Brighton Central School DistrictRochester, NY | 3,461 | $21,332 | 11.8 |
| Milton School DistrictMilton, WI | 3,461 | $12,020 | 15.9 |
| Port Angeles School DistrictPort Angeles, WA | 3,460 | $15,307 | 17.0 |
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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