Enrollment
361
High
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAKER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330618000411
Belmont High School
255 Seavey Rd., Belmont, NH 03220 · (603) 267-6525 · Belknap County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of New Hampshire public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
77 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 26%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shaker Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
27.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belmont High School
Belmont High School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont High School this school | 361 | 21.3% | 40.0% |
| Prospect Mountain High School Alton | 402 | 21.1% | 45.3% |
| Mascoma Valley Regional High School Canaan | 303 | 18.8% | 44.3% |
| Monadnock Regional High School SWANZEY | 448 | 24.6% | 33.3% |
| Raymond High School Raymond | 326 | 21.5% | 37.7% |
| Inter-Lakes High School Meredith | 294 | 25.5% | 47.0% |
Matched among New Hampshire high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belmont High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Belknap County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #46 of 78 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #39 of 74 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #59 of 78 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #47 of 103 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #36 of 68 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #62 of 68 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #42 of 80 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #38 of 60 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 30.2 | 11.9:1 | 21% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 32.2 | 11.3:1 | 21% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 29.2 | 12.5:1 | 27% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 16% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 31.9 | 12.3:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 26% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 9% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 28 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belmont High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (394 to 361); teachers down 5% (31.9 to 30.2).
About Belmont High School
Belmont High School is a high school with a street address in Belmont, New Hampshire. The school had 361 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in New Hampshire is about 496, so this school runs 27% smaller than that.
Belmont High School is part of a district of 4 schools: Shaker Regional School District, with 1,137 students.
Belmont High School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Belknap County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. By the diversity index, Belmont High School comes in at 12%.
Teachers at Belmont High School total 30.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. For comparison, high schools in New Hampshire average 11.2:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 21%. The average for public schools in Belknap County is 29%.
The allk12 Grade for Belmont High School is C+. Compared with New Hampshire public high schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New Hampshire schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Belmont High School's results are 9.8 points below predicted: 40.0% against 49.8%.
Census estimates describe Belknap County this way: median household income is about $92,783, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Belknap County number 23 and enroll about 7,344.
Belmont Elementary School is located about 0.8 miles from Belmont High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 40.0% is above the 37.5% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (364) to 2024-25 (361).
The Belmont High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Belknap County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,659
Census ACS
Median income
$92,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shaker Regional School District
- Belmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 350 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 90 students
Other schools in Belmont
- Belmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 350 students
- Belmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other Belmont High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Belmont High. Belmont High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Belmont HighBelmont, MA · 1,454 students
- Belmont High SchoolDayton, OH · 1,153 students
- Belmont HighBelmont, WI · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Belmont Elementary School0.8 mi · 336
- Belmont Middle School0.8 mi · 350
- Woodland Heights Elementary School5.4 mi · 318
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (E)5.7 mi · 149
- Compass Classical Academy Charter School (H)5.7 mi · 43
- Pleasant Street School5.8 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Belmont High SchoolHow many students attend Belmont High School?
Belmont High School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Belmont High School serve?
Belmont High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Belmont High School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Belmont High School.
How diverse is Belmont High School?
Belmont High School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Belmont High School?
Belmont High School is overseen by Shaker Regional School District in Belknap County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.