Hopkinton High School

Hopkinton High School is a secondary school of low-enrollment scale in Contoocook, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Hopkinton School District, teacheing 284 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 496 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Hopkinton School District (937 students total), Hopkinton High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hopkinton High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 7% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Merrimack County (around 25%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hopkinton High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Merrimack County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,004, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Hopkinton High School is one of 61 public schools in Merrimack County (combined enrollment of about 17,429 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hopkinton Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Hopkinton High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hopkinton High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.0%.

Hopkinton High School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Hopkinton High School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 284).

On this page, the feed for Hopkinton High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.