Enrollment
155
High
DISTRICT 173 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINSDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330378000168
Hinsdale High School
49 School St., Hinsdale, NH 03451 · (603) 336-5984 · Cheshire County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- B-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
7.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
61 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 43 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 21% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Hinsdale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
19.0%
NH avg 43.0%
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 and about 19 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Hinsdale High School
Hinsdale High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinsdale High School this school | 155 | 39.4% | 33.3% |
| Nute High School Milton | 166 | 41.6% | 36.3% |
| Farmington Senior High School FARMINGTON | 214 | 36.0% | 47.5% |
| Pittsfield High School Pittsfield | 161 | 37.3% | 36.3% |
| Bud Carlson Academy Rochester | 96 | 39.6% | N/A |
| Berlin Senior High School Berlin | 303 | 34.3% | 25.0% |
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 Hinsdale High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #62 of 78 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #57 of 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #63 of 78 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #72 of 103 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #9 of 80 | N/A |
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
155
+23 (+17%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 155 | 21.6 | 7.2:1 | 39% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | N/A | N/A | 44% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 17.3 | 8.4:1 | 27% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 18 | 7.3:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 19.1 | 7.8:1 | 35% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 148 | 20 | 7.4:1 | 33% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 190 | 20 | 9.5:1 | 39% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 12% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hinsdale High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (150 to 155); teachers up 13% (19.1 to 21.6).
About Hinsdale High School
Hinsdale High School is a small high school located in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 155 students enrolled. The average among high schools in New Hampshire is roughly 496 students; this school is 69% smaller than that.
A total of 3 schools make up Hinsdale School District, with 518 students enrolled.
The student body at Hinsdale High School is 85% White. Other groups make up 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.2 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 39%. Across public schools in Cheshire County, the average is 30%.
The allk12 Grade for Hinsdale High School is C. Compared with New Hampshire public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hinsdale High School would be expected to post about 38.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.3%.
In the county around the school, Cheshire County, the median household income is $83,329, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Cheshire County is home to 41 public schools and about 8,365 public school students.
Hinsdale Middle High School is the public school closest to Hinsdale High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Hinsdale High School had 132 students, to 2024-25, when it had 155.
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Cheshire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,297
Census ACS
Median income
$83,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
8,365 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinsdale School District
- Hinsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Hinsdale Middle High SchoolMiddle · 121 students
Other schools in Hinsdale
- Hinsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Hinsdale Middle High SchoolMiddle · 121 students
Other Hinsdale High schools
One other US public school is named Hinsdale High. Hinsdale High School is the largest of the 2.
- Hinsdale High SchoolHinsdale, MT · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Hinsdale Middle High School0.0 mi · 121
- Hinsdale Elementary School0.1 mi · 242
- Vernon Elementary School1.1 mi · 170
- Brattleboro Area Middle School4.9 mi · 255
- Brattleboro Union High School4.9 mi · 705
- Oak Grove School5.0 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About Hinsdale High SchoolHow large is Hinsdale High School?
Hinsdale High School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hinsdale High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hinsdale High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hinsdale High School have?
Hinsdale High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Hinsdale High School?
Student demographics at Hinsdale High School are roughly 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hinsdale High School in?
Hinsdale High School is part of Hinsdale School District.
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