Total enrollment
1,808
-103 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Laconia School District
New Hampshire · 1,808 students · 1 city
Of the public K-12 schools operating across New Hampshire, 5 sit inside Laconia School District, collectively enrolling about 1,808 students (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Laconia School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Laconia School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In New Hampshire | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #44 of 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,808 | #24 of 73 | #4,782 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #25 of 73 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #30 of 71 | #907 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.7% | #11 of 73 | #5,327 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #16 of 44 | #5,132 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 Laconia School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Elm Street School at 50.3% proficient to Laconia High School at 27.0%, a gap of 23.3 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 30 New Hampshire districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 1,944 to 1,808 students (down 7%) and from 164 to 168 full-time teachers (up 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laconia High School | Laconia | High | 09-13 | 562 |
| Laconia Middle School | Laconia | Middle | 06-08 | 414 |
| Woodland Heights Elementary School | Laconia | Elementary | PK-05 | 318 |
| Elm Street School | Laconia | Elementary | PK-05 | 259 |
| Pleasant Street School | Laconia | Elementary | PK-05 | 255 |
About Laconia School District
Laconia School District is a compact New Hampshire school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,808.
On the school-mix side, Laconia School District is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Laconia School District is about 362, above the New Hampshire average of roughly 324.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 5%: 1,911 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,808 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Laconia School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.