Daniel J. Bakie School

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in Kingston, New Hampshire, Daniel J. Bakie School instructs 269 students from grades pre-K through 2, one of the schools within Sanborn Regional School District.

Within Sanborn Regional School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,207 students, Daniel J. Bakie School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Daniel J. Bakie School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Rockingham County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Daniel J. Bakie School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Rockingham County) records that median household earnings sit near $118,331, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Rockingham County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), of which Daniel J. Bakie School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sanborn Regional High School, around 2.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Daniel J. Bakie School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Daniel J. Bakie School has decreased 24%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 in 2025.

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