Mill Falls Charter School

Mill Falls Charter School is an elementary-level community of compact scale in Manchester, New Hampshire, operated by Mill Falls Charter School, hosting 168 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 249.

Operationally, Mill Falls Charter School answers to Mill Falls Charter School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Mill Falls Charter School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 6% Black. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Mill Falls Charter School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting Mill Falls Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Hillsborough County's rate of about 26%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mill Falls Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hillsborough County put median household earnings sit near $103,545, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Hillsborough County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,974 students), Mill Falls Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Henry J. McLaughlin Jr. Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mill Falls Charter School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Mill Falls Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mill Falls Charter School has stayed largely flat, going from 168 students in 2018 to 168 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 73% to 67% over that span.

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