Total enrollment
3,007
-92 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Keene School District
New Hampshire · 3,007 students · 1 city
Looking at the Keene School District system: 7 public K-12 schools serving approximately 3,007 students inside New Hampshire, averaging 430 per school.
4-year change in Keene School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Keene School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Hampshire | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #22 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,007 | #12 of 73 | #3,215 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #13 of 73 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #47 of 71 | #1,500 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 31.0% | #26 of 73 | #6,520 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #19 of 44 | #5,250 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Keene School District
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Symonds Elementary School at 61.8% proficient to Franklin Elementary School at 37.5%, a gap of 24.3 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 30 New Hampshire districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,325 to 3,007 students (down 10%) and from 270 to 262 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene High School | Keene | High | 09-12 | 1,288 |
| Keene Middle School | Keene | Middle | 06-08 | 626 |
| Symonds Elementary School | Keene | Elementary | KG-05 | 299 |
| Fuller Elementary School | Keene | Elementary | KG-05 | 275 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Keene | Elementary | KG-05 | 234 |
| Wheelock Elementary School | Keene | Elementary | KG-05 | 192 |
| Jonathan Daniels School | Keene | Elementary | PK-PK | 93 |
About Keene School District
Keene School District is a moderately sized New Hampshire school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 3,007.
On the school-mix side, Keene School District comprises 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Keene School District runs about 430 students per school, 33% higher than the state mean of roughly 324.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 3%: 3,099 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,007 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Keene School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.