Enrollment
94
High
DISTRICT 77 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT BAY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 330004800609
Great Bay Charter School (H)
30 Linden St., Exeter, NH 03833 · (603) 519-9003 · Rockingham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New Hampshire public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
21 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 20% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Great Bay Charter School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
NH avg 55.2%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New Hampshire average is about 55 of 100.
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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Great Bay Charter School (H)
Great Bay Charter School (H)'s state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bay Charter School (H) this school | 94 | 22.3% | 38.5% |
| Gorham High School Gorham | 149 | 22.8% | 44.0% |
| Moultonborough Academy Moultonborough | 137 | 22.6% | 60.0% |
| Groveton High School Groveton | 121 | 26.4% | 23.7% |
| Profile Senior High School Bethlehem | 133 | 28.6% | 49.7% |
| Next Charter School Derry | 79 | 20.3% | N/A |
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 Great Bay Charter School (H) ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #84 of 103 | #15 of 17 |
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
94
0 (0%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 150
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 94 | 7.9 | 11.9:1 | 22% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 6.8 | 13.5:1 | 21% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 9.1 | 11.3:1 | 25% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 8 | 11.8:1 | 27% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 7.9 | 14.2:1 | 26% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 7 | 17.4:1 | 30% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 5 | 30.0:1 | 19% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Bay Charter School (H).
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (112 to 94); teachers unchanged (7.9 to 7.9).
About Great Bay Charter School (H)
Great Bay Charter School (H) is a small high school with an address in Exeter, New Hampshire. It enrolled 94 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in New Hampshire average about 496 students each.
Great Bay Charter School, which runs Great Bay Charter School (H), has 2 schools and 154 students.
White students are the large majority at Great Bay Charter School (H), with 87% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Great Bay Charter School (H) has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 7.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.9:1. Among high schools in New Hampshire, the typical ratio is 11.2:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. For comparison, public schools in Rockingham County average 13%.
allk12 grades Great Bay Charter School (H) a C+. The grade compares the school only with New Hampshire public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Great Bay Charter School (H) lands between the top and bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%; the prediction is 49.1%.
Within Rockingham County, median household income is about $118,331, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 99 public schools in Rockingham County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,753.
Great Bay Charter School (M) is the public school closest to Great Bay Charter School (H), less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Bay Charter School (H) has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Great Bay Charter School (H)'s average proficiency of 38.5% compares with 52.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Great Bay Charter School (H) is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area. Great Bay Charter School (H) is a publicly funded charter school.
Great Bay Charter School (H) had 94 students in 2020-21 and 94 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Great Bay Charter School (H). Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Great Bay Charter School
- Great Bay Charter School (M)Middle · 60 students
Other schools in Exeter
- Exeter High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
- 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
- Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (E)Elementary · 66 students
Nearby schools
- Great Bay Charter School (M)0.0 mi · 60
- Lincoln Street Elementary School0.3 mi · 401
- Main Street School0.4 mi · 406
- Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (H)1.9 mi · 16
- Coastal Waters Chartered Public School (E)1.9 mi · 66
- Virtual Learning Academy (E)2.2 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Great Bay Charter School (H)How many students attend Great Bay Charter School (H)?
Great Bay Charter School (H) enrolls approximately 94 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Great Bay Charter School (H) serve?
Great Bay Charter School (H) serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Bay Charter School (H)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Bay Charter School (H) is approximately 11.9:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Great Bay Charter School (H)?
At Great Bay Charter School (H), the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Great Bay Charter School (H) public or private?
Great Bay Charter School (H) is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Great Bay Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.