Bakersville School

Bakersville School, a reasonably sized primary school in Manchester, New Hampshire, operated by Manchester School District, teaches 329 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 32% bigger than the state mean of about 249.

Across the 21 schools in Manchester School District (12,295 students total), Bakersville School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bakersville School logs that 33% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% White, 18% Black, 13% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Bakersville School records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Bakersville School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hillsborough County runs at roughly 26%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bakersville School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hillsborough County) logs that median household earnings sit near $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Hillsborough County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), Bakersville School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Beech Street School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bakersville School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 24.0%.

Bakersville School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 402 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 37% to 31%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.