Claremont Preschool Center

Claremont Preschool Center is a K-5 school of minimally staffed scale in Claremont, New Hampshire, overseen by Claremont School District, hosting 43 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 83% below typical.

Claremont School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,534 students. Claremont Preschool Center is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Claremont Preschool Center logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 16% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Sullivan County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sullivan County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sullivan County) shows that median household earnings sit near $80,858, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Sullivan County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,498 students), of which Claremont Preschool Center is one.

Claremont Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Claremont Preschool Center.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Claremont Preschool Center's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 50 (now 43). White enrollment moved from 100% to 77% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Claremont Preschool Center community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.