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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire schools in decline

New Hampshire public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-56%
Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School
Range
-56% to -22%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 NH PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary SchoolHUDSONHudson School District457200-56.2%
Windham Middle SchoolWINDHAMWindham School District776414-46.6%
Center Woods SchoolWEAREWeare School District662377-43.1%
Richards Elementary SchoolNEWPORTNewport School District447273-38.9%
Windham Center SchoolWINDHAMWindham School District683426-37.6%
Lisbon Regional School (Elem)LISBONLisbon Regional School District168106-36.9%
Pittsfield Elementary SchoolPITTSFIELDPittsfield School District331215-35.0%
Andover Elementary SchoolANDOVERAndover School District249165-33.7%
Lamprey River Elementary SchoolRAYMONDRaymond School District502333-33.7%
New Searles SchoolNASHUANashua School District376256-31.9%
Mt. Pleasant SchoolNASHUANashua School District367250-31.9%
Troy Elementary SchoolTROYMonadnock Regional School District168116-31.0%
Carpenter SchoolWOLFEBOROGovernor Wentworth Regional School District262183-30.2%
Newport Middle SchoolNEWPORTNewport School District197138-29.9%
Woodsville Elementary SchoolWOODSVILLEHaverhill Cooperative School District250176-29.6%
Sanborn Regional High SchoolKINGSTONSanborn Regional School District636448-29.6%
Littleton High SchoolLITTLETONLittleton School District243172-29.2%
Seabrook Elementary SchoolSEABROOKSeabrook School District425302-28.9%
Northwest Elementary SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District683487-28.7%
North Hampton SchoolNORTH HAMPTONNorth Hampton School District373268-28.2%
Green Acres SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District476343-27.9%
Parker-Varney SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District560406-27.5%
Pelham Memorial SchoolPELHAMPelham School District479349-27.1%
Broad Street Elementary SchoolNASHUANashua School District350256-26.9%
Lin-Wood Public School (Elem)LINCOLNLincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District138101-26.8%
Conant Middle High School (M)JAFFREYJaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District328241-26.5%
Rye Elementary SchoolRYERye School District286211-26.2%
Hillsboro-Deering Middle SchoolHILLSBOROUGHHillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District309229-25.9%
Winchester SchoolWINCHESTERWinchester School District431322-25.3%
Webster SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District484362-25.2%
Campbell High SchoolLITCHFIELDLitchfield School District458343-25.1%
Sanborn Regional Middle SchoolKINGSTONSanborn Regional School District335251-25.1%
East Kingston Elementary SchoolEAST KINGSTONEast Kingston School District144108-25.0%
Little Harbour SchoolPORTSMOUTHPortsmouth School District433325-24.9%
Cooperative Middle SchoolSTRATHAMExeter Region Cooperative School District1,258945-24.9%
Unity Elementary SchoolNEWPORTUnity School District11486-24.6%
Gorham Middle SchoolGORHAMGorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District10680-24.5%
Lancaster Elementary SchoolLANCASTERWhite Mountains Regional School District409310-24.2%
Daniel J. Bakie SchoolKINGSTONSanborn Regional School District354269-24.0%
Hampton AcademyHAMPTONHampton School District411313-23.8%
Canterbury Elementary SchoolCANTERBURYShaker Regional School District11890-23.7%
Epping High SchoolEPPINGEpping School District279213-23.7%
Main Dunstable SchoolNASHUANashua School District470359-23.6%
Antrim Elementary SchoolANTRIMContoocook Valley School District174133-23.6%
Manchester Central High SchoolMANCHESTERManchester School District1,4741,130-23.3%
Bluff SchoolCLAREMONTClaremont School District211163-22.7%
Milford High SchoolMILFORDMilford School District846655-22.6%
Berlin Senior High SchoolBERLINBerlin School District391303-22.5%
Belmont Elementary SchoolBELMONTShaker Regional School District433336-22.4%
Bicentennial Elementary SchoolNASHUANashua School District617481-22.0%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-nh.csv

How this list was built

Every New Hampshire public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which New Hampshire schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "New Hampshire schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/new-hampshire
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