Keene High School

Keene High School is a sizable senior high in Keene, New Hampshire, one of the schools within Keene School District. The school hosts 1,288 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 160% above the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 496 students.

Keene School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,007 students. Keene High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Keene High School logs that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.2:1, putting Keene High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at Keene High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Keene High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.4%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cheshire County) records that the typical household earns roughly $83,329 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Keene High School is one of 41 public schools in Cheshire County (combined enrollment of about 8,365 students).

Nearest neighbor: Symonds Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Keene High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Keene High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.5%.

Keene High School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Keene High School has declined 7%, going from 1,388 students in 2018 to 1,288 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Keene High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.