Gilsum STEAM Academy

Gilsum STEAM Academy operates as a rural-scale primary school in Gilsum, New Hampshire, part of Monadnock Regional School District. Current enrollment sits at 50 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 80% smaller than the state mean of about 249.

Monadnock Regional School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,597 students; Gilsum STEAM Academy is among them.

On demographics, Gilsum STEAM Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest breaks down as 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the income-and-resources front, Gilsum STEAM Academy reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Gilsum STEAM Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cheshire County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cheshire County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,329, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Gilsum STEAM Academy is one of 41 public schools in Cheshire County (combined enrollment of about 8,365 students).

LEAF Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Gilsum STEAM Academy's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 60 (now 50). Class-load math has fell: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.