District profile / New Hampshire

Somersworth School District

Somersworth, New Hampshire · Public school district · #34 of 48 New Hampshire districts by enrollment

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1,323

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,038

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the New Hampshire median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · New Hampshire median 11.7

Somersworth School District is a public school district based in Somersworth, New Hampshire, serving 1,323 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #34 of the 48 New Hampshire districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 30% of them. Its schools average 331 students each, fewer than the New Hampshire median of 420. It spends about $20,038 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Somersworth compares

SomersworthNew Hampshire median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,038

New Hampshire median $19,718 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,983

New Hampshire median $11,993 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school331

New Hampshire median 420 · 21% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

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

Students per counselor147

New Hampshire median 177 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 42%Local 50%

Measure	Somersworth	New Hampshire median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,038	$19,718	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,983	$11,993	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	113	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	258	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	147	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
Fall Mountain Regional School DistrictLangdon	1,398	11	$21,245	10.5	#32
Pembroke School DistrictPembroke	1,353	3	$17,334	11.7	#33
Somersworth School DistrictSomersworth · this district	1,323	4	$20,038	11.7	#34
Amherst School DistrictAmherst	1,311	2	$22,393	11.0	#35
Hooksett School DistrictHooksett	1,286	3	$18,566	12.9	#36

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Minnewaska School DistrictGlenwood, MN	1,324	$13,245	14.5
Pillager Public School DistrictPillager, MN	1,324	$11,599	14.5
Guadalupe Union ElementaryGuadalupe, CA	1,323	$15,287	18.9
Lakeland School DistrictScott Township, PA	1,323	$14,840	13.1

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-somersworth-school-district