Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School

As a small elementary campus in Hudson, New Hampshire, Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School teaches 200 students from grade 1, part of Hudson School District.

Across the 7 schools in Hudson School District (2,921 students total), Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. Compared to Hillsborough County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 17% of students at Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Hillsborough County's rate of about 26%.

Around the school, census data for Hillsborough County shows median household earnings sit near $103,545, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hillsborough County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), of which Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Library Street School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Dr. H. O. Smith Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 56% since 2018, when it stood at 457 (now 200). Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

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