Dunbarton Elementary School

Dunbarton Elementary School is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, run under Dunbarton School District, with 234 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Dunbarton Elementary School sits inside Dunbarton School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Dunbarton Elementary School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Merrimack County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Dunbarton Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Dunbarton Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 5% of students at Dunbarton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Merrimack County's rate of about 25%.

With demographic context factored in, Dunbarton Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.5%, the actual is 59.7%, a residual of -0.9 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Merrimack County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,004, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Merrimack County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students), of which Dunbarton Elementary School is one.

Bow High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dunbarton Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dunbarton Elementary School has increased 7%, going from 218 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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