Armand R. Dupont School

Among the schools in Allenstown, New Hampshire, is Armand R. Dupont School, a small middle-grades school. It covers grades 5 through 8, with a total enrollment of 130 students. Enrollment is 66% lower than the average for middle schools in New Hampshire, which is about 379.

Armand R. Dupont School is one of 3 schools in Allenstown School District, which enrolls 683 students in total.

White students make up 88% of enrollment at Armand R. Dupont School. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. For comparison, Merrimack County is about 91% White. Armand R. Dupont School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school has about 10.6 students per teacher and 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 11.1:1 average for middle schools in New Hampshire fairly closely. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 25% average among public schools in Merrimack County.

Within Merrimack County, the median household income is $97,004, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, Merrimack County has 61 public schools and roughly 17,429 students.

Nearest public school: Allenstown Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Armand R. Dupont School is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Armand R. Dupont School's enrollment dropped from 164 in 2017-18 to 130 in 2023-24. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.8:1 to 6.3:1.

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