Conval Regional High School

Conval Regional High School, a reasonably sized four-year high school in Peterborough, New Hampshire, operated by Contoocook Valley School District, works with 645 students, covering grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 496 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Contoocook Valley School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 1,936 students. Conval Regional High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Conval Regional High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Conval Regional High School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.2:1, putting Conval Regional High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Conval Regional High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.8%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of -12.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Hillsborough County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,545 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Hillsborough County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), Conval Regional High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Meadow School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Conval Regional High School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Conval Regional High School has declined 11%, going from 724 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Conval Regional High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.