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Enrollment
1,348
High
DISTRICT 1,147 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EXETER REGION COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330001700106
Exeter High School
1 BLUE HAWK DR, EXETER, NH 03833 · (603) 775-8400 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,348 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of New Hampshire public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Hampshire public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
97 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 26%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 313 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 346 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 325 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 364 | 27% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 33% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Exeter Region Cooperative School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
50.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Exeter High School
Exeter High School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter High School this school | 1,348 | 7.2% | 60.3% |
| Merrimack High School Merrimack | 1,057 | 11.0% | 47.7% |
| Goffstown High School Goffstown | 1,008 | 10.4% | 55.7% |
| Londonderry Senior High School Londonderry | 1,289 | 10.9% | 55.3% |
| Souhegan Coop High School Amherst | 696 | 6.9% | 59.3% |
| Oyster River High School Durham | 825 | 7.4% | 65.3% |
Matched among New Hampshire high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Exeter High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #8 of 78 | #4 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #9 of 74 | #3 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #8 of 78 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,348 | #7 of 103 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #40 of 68 | #10 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #37 of 68 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.2% | #71 of 80 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #9 of 60 | #3 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,348
-224 (-14%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 1,505
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,348 | 111 | 12.1:1 | 7% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 1,380 | 107 | 12.9:1 | 9% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 1,447 | 104 | 13.9:1 | 6% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 1,572 | 110 | 14.3:1 | 4% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 1,686 | 126.2 | 13.4:1 | 8% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 1,734 | 123 | 14.1:1 | 10% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 1,663 | 128 | 13.0:1 | 9% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 1,505 | 109 | 13.8:1 | 4% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Exeter High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,686 to 1,348); teachers down 12% (126.2 to 111).
About Exeter High School
Exeter High School runs as a large high school in EXETER, New Hampshire. It had 1,348 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 496 students for high schools in New Hampshire.
A total of 2 schools make up Exeter Region Cooperative School District, with 2,293 students enrolled.
At Exeter High School, 90% of students are White. The remaining students are 3% Asian and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Rockingham County, where about 91% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school has 111 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. The average for high schools in New Hampshire is 11.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 7% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Among New Hampshire public high schools, Exeter High School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Exeter High School scores 60.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Rockingham County show that the median household earns about $118,331 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Rockingham County, 99 public schools serve about 41,753 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Newfields Elementary School, is about 3.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Exeter High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,348, down from 1,572 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.3:1 to 12.1:1.
The Exeter High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Exeter Region Cooperative School District
- Cooperative Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
Other schools in EXETER
- Main Street SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Lincoln Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Virtual Learning Academy (H)High · 386 students
- Virtual Learning Academy (E)Elementary · 124 students
- Great Bay Charter School (H)High · 94 students
- Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (E)Elementary · 66 students
Other Exeter High schools
One other US public school is named Exeter High. Exeter High School is the largest of the 2.
- EXETER HIGHEXETER, MO · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Newfields Elementary School3.1 mi · 115
- Main Street School3.4 mi · 406
- Lincoln Street Elementary School3.4 mi · 401
- Great Bay Charter School (M)3.6 mi · 60
- Great Bay Charter School (H)3.6 mi · 94
- Swasey Central School4.0 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Exeter High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Exeter High School?
Exeter High School enrolls approximately 1,348 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Exeter High School serve?
Exeter High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Exeter High School have?
Exeter High School employs 111 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Exeter High School?
Student demographics at Exeter High School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Exeter High School?
Exeter High School is overseen by Exeter Region Cooperative School District in Rockingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.