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Rochester, NH
Public School Ratings




Rochester Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rochester School District details

Rochester School District
150 Wakefield St.
Rochester, NH 03867

3,855 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Rochester School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Hampshire

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.3% of all NH school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
47%
38%
53%
24%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bud Carlson Academy School
Rochester School Department
Rochester, NH, 03867
09-12
Chamberlain Street School
65 Chamberlain St.
Rochester, NH, 03867
KG-05
East Rochester School
773 Portland St.
E. Rochester, NH, 03868
PK-05
Gonic School
10 Railroad Ave.
Gonic, NH, 03839
KG-05
Maple Street Magnet School
27 Maple Street
Rochester, NH, 03867
KG-05
Mcclelland School
59 Brock St.
Rochester, NH, 03867
KG-05
Nancy Loud School
5 Cocheco Ave.
E. Rochester, NH, 03868
M-M
Rochester Middle School
47 Brock St.
Rochester, NH, 03867
06-08
School Street
13 School St.
Rochester, NH, 03867
KG-04
Spaulding High School
130 Wakefield St.
Rochester, NH, 03867
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.0% 86.0%
Black 1.1% 2.3%
Hispanic 3.7% 8.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 38.1% 23.7%
Free lunch eligible 31.7% 19.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.5% 4.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,164 $46,891,000 66.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $2,916,000 4.1%
Staff $636 $2,452,000 3.5%
General Administration $360 $1,386,000 2.0%
School Administration $932 $3,594,000 5.1%
Operation $1,722 $6,637,000 9.4%
Transportation $598 $2,305,000 3.2%
Other $184 $711,000 1.0%
Total Support $5,188 $20,001,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,052 $4,055,000 5.7%
Total Expenditures $18,404 $70,947,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,279 $2,211,847,000 56.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,668 $277,745,000 7.1%
Staff $660 $109,915,000 2.8%
General Administration $717 $119,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $1,131 $188,323,000 4.8%
Operation $1,667 $277,666,000 7.1%
Transportation $939 $156,455,000 4.0%
Other $304 $50,608,000 1.3%
Total Support $7,086 $1,180,199,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,004 $500,275,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $23,369 $3,892,321,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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