Chichester Central School

As a compact elementary school in Chichester, New Hampshire, Chichester Central School works with 192 students from grades K through 8, run under Chichester School District. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 249.

Chichester School District is the operating authority for Chichester Central School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Chichester Central School logs that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Chichester Central School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Merrimack County's rate of about 25%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chichester Central School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 60.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Merrimack County put the typical household earns roughly $97,004 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Merrimack County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), of which Chichester Central School is one.

The closest other public school is Epsom Central School, roughly 3.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Chichester Central School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chichester Central School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 192 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 90% to 98% over that span.

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