Kenneth A. Brett School

Kenneth A. Brett School is a small primary school in Tamworth, New Hampshire, run under Tamworth School District. The school works with 165 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Operationally, Kenneth A. Brett School answers to Tamworth School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

In terms of who attends, Kenneth A. Brett School logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Carroll County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Kenneth A. Brett School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Carroll County's rate of about 33%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kenneth A. Brett School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Carroll County) shows that median household earnings sit near $86,463, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Carroll County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,659 students), of which Kenneth A. Brett School is one.

The closest other public school is Madison Elementary School, roughly 7.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Kenneth A. Brett School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Kenneth A. Brett School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 165).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.