Groveton High School

As a tiny four-year high school in Groveton, New Hampshire, Groveton High School hosts 121 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Northumberland School District. Enrollment runs roughly 76% below the state mean of about 496.

Groveton High School is one of 3 schools operated by Northumberland School District, a district that serves 316 students overall.

On demographics, Groveton High School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.2:1 average. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Coos County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Groveton High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.5%; actual is 23.7%, a gap of -22.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Coos County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,677, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Coos County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,254 students), Groveton High School is one campus in the mix.

Groveton High School (Middle) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Groveton High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Groveton High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 130 students in 2018 compared to 121 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Groveton High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.