Brian S. McCarthy Middle School

Brian S. McCarthy Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school that serves part of NASHUA, New Hampshire. The school's 649 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 71% higher than the average for middle schools in New Hampshire, which is about 379.

Brian S. McCarthy Middle School belongs to Nashua School District, a district of 21 schools and 10,636 students.

The most common group at Brian S. McCarthy Middle School is White students, at 48%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. The county population is about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 58 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in New Hampshire average 11.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%. On average, public schools in Hillsborough County report 26%.

County data help place the school in context: in Hillsborough County, the median household income is $103,545, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillsborough County is home to 127 public schools and about 53,974 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Main Dunstable School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

In the federal locale system, Brian S. McCarthy Middle School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

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