Barnstead School District

Public Grades PK–8 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Barnstead.

At a glance

449Students enrolled

1School

$21,409Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

31%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Barnstead

Grades PK–8

Barnstead Elementary School449 students · Ctr. BarnsteadThis district

Grades 9–12

Prospect Mountain High School402 students · AltonProspect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NH

Math proficiency27%

State average 37.7%

Reading / language arts28%

State average 51.7%

Graduation rate 92% at Prospect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement District, which runs the high school (state 87.4%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$21,409

per student each year · 8% below the NH average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration43%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)66%

State28%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

449’20

492’21

469’22

483’23

449’24

Students

White · 97%436

Hispanic · 2%8

Asian · 1%3

Black · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Barnstead Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 449 students · Ctr. Barnstead

C-Public

Where students go next · Prospect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement District

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Prospect Mountain High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 402 students · Alton

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Alton School DistrictAlton · $27,998 per student

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Farmington School DistrictFarmington · $22,968 per student

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Gilmanton School DistrictGilmanton · $23,922 per student

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Pittsfield School DistrictPittsfield · $22,282 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.