Portsmouth School District
Portsmouth School District is a public school district based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, serving 2,436 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #17 of the 48 New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 406 students each, about the same as the New Hampshire median of 420. It spends about $21,876 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the New Hampshire median. It has roughly 10.2 students per teacher.
How Portsmouth compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Portsmouth | New Hampshire median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $21,876 | $19,718 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $13,840 | $11,993 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $56.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 240 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 421 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 11.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 152 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goffstown School DistrictGoffstown | 2,777 | 5 | $15,160 | 13.5 | #16 |
| Portsmouth School DistrictPortsmouth · this district | 2,436 | 6 | $21,876 | 10.2 | #17 |
| Exeter Region Cooperative School DistrictExeter | 2,302 | 2 | $21,333 | 11.0 | #18 |
| Merrimack Valley School DistrictPenacook | 2,191 | 7 | $17,798 | 11.5 | #19 |
| Oyster River Coop School DistrictDurham | 2,102 | 5 | $20,847 | 11.7 | #20 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell CountyPineville, KY | 2,437 | $13,017 | 14.9 |
| Dixon USD 170Dixon, IL | 2,436 | $14,309 | 15.5 |
| Biddeford Public SchoolsBiddeford, ME | 2,436 | $17,823 | 10.9 |
| Rockaway Township School DistrictHibernia, NJ | 2,436 | $24,737 | 9.6 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-nh-portsmouth-school-district