C
Derry School District
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Derry.
Students
3,011
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,696
NH $23,296
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Debt
$7.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Derry School District
- School Grade C: better than 27% of Massachusetts districts
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- 12 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 38.4% since 2020
- Debt of $7.6M, about $2,536 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Devens.
PK–53 elementary schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
6–82 middle schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
9–122 high schoolsAyer-Shirley School District
Test scores vs. NH
2020–21Math proficiency33%
State average 37.7%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 51.7%
Graduation rate 87% at Ayer-Shirley School District, which runs the high school (state 88.8%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$23,696 per student · 2% above NH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 32%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,175’20
2,194’21
2,220’22
2,192’23
3,011’24
Up 38.4% since 2020.
Students
White 82%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School
C485 students12:1
East Derry Memorial Elementary School
B−388 students12:1
Grinnell School
D338 students11:1
South Range Elementary School
B333 students13:1
Gilbert H. Hood Middle School
C+696 students13:1
West Running Brook Intermediate School
639 students12:1
Derry Early Education Program
132 students33:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.