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Enrollment
674
High
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRESDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330267000096
Hanover High School
41 Lebanon St. Suite 1, Hanover, NH 03755 · (603) 643-3431 · Grafton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of New Hampshire public high schools
- A+Test 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
10.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
37 students
DISTRICT 3% · 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 | 172 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 179 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 161 | 24% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Dresden School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientMath
82.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New Hampshire average is about 43 of 100.
Source: NHSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in New Hampshire's top 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 Hanover High School
Hanover High School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover High School this school | 674 | 5.5% | 79.0% |
| Windham High School Windham | 945 | 2.6% | 69.3% |
| Bedford High School Bedford | 1,360 | 5.4% | 62.7% |
| Oyster River High School Durham | 825 | 7.4% | 65.3% |
| Portsmouth High School Portsmouth | 1,017 | 11.0% | 64.3% |
| Hollis-Brookline High School Hollis | 745 | 2.3% | 66.3% |
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 Hanover High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Grafton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #1 of 78 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #2 of 74 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 674 | #28 of 103 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #15 of 68 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #12 of 68 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #74 of 80 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #45 of 60 | #3 of 6 |
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
674
-23 (-3%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 674 | 63.1 | 10.7:1 | 5% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 62.5 | 10.9:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 59.5 | 11.0:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 61 | 11.4:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 63.9 | 11.3:1 | 3% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 62 | 11.2:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 58 | 12.9:1 | 3% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 58 | 13.3:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 49 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hanover High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (724 to 674); teachers down 1% (63.9 to 63.1).
About Hanover High School
Federal records list Hanover High School as a high school in Hanover, New Hampshire. It reported 674 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in New Hampshire average about 496 students, which makes this school 36% bigger than average.
A total of 2 schools make up Dresden School District, with 1,043 students enrolled.
More than half of enrollment at Hanover High School is White: 79%. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 9 points below the 88% share among Grafton County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Hanover High School has 63.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in New Hampshire is similar, at 11.2:1. At Hanover High School, 5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 25% average among public schools in Grafton County.
Hanover High School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of New Hampshire public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hanover High School is +19.0 points, in the top 10% of New Hampshire. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.0%, and the predicted rate is 60.0%.
For Grafton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,261, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 53 public schools and about 10,161 students.
Marion W. Cross School is the nearest public school to Hanover High School, about 1.5 miles away. Within five miles of Hanover High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 79.0% is above the 70.8% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 697 students in 2020-21 to 674 in 2024-25.
Hanover High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Grafton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,120
Census ACS
Median income
$88,261
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
10,161 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dresden School District
- Frances C. Richmond SchoolMiddle · 369 students
Other schools in Hanover
- Bernice A. Ray SchoolElementary · 463 students
- Frances C. Richmond SchoolMiddle · 369 students
Other Hanover High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hanover High. Hanover High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Hanover HighMechanicsville, VA · 1,349 students
- Hanover HighHanover, MA · 663 students
- Hanover HighHanover, KS · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Marion W. Cross School1.5 mi · 345
- Bernice A. Ray School1.7 mi · 463
- Frances C. Richmond School1.8 mi · 369
- Dothan Brook School2.1 mi · 248
- Hartford High School3.4 mi · 506
- Hartford Memorial Middle School3.5 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Hanover High SchoolHow many students attend Hanover High School?
Hanover High School enrolls approximately 674 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hanover High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hanover High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hanover High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hanover High School is approximately 10.7:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hanover High School?
At Hanover High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hanover High School in?
Hanover High School is part of Dresden School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.