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Enrollment
448
High
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONADNOCK REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330489000301
Monadnock Regional High School
580 OLD HOMESTEAD HWY, SWANZEY, NH 03446 · (603) 352-6575 · Cheshire County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- C-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
12.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
110 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 122 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 23% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Monadnock Regional School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
17.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Monadnock Regional High School
Monadnock Regional High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Regional High School this school | 448 | 24.6% | 33.3% |
| Prospect Mountain High School Alton | 402 | 21.1% | 45.3% |
| Belmont High School Belmont | 361 | 21.3% | 40.0% |
| Conval Regional High School Peterborough | 645 | 22.8% | 36.3% |
| Inter-Lakes High School Meredith | 294 | 25.5% | 47.0% |
| Kingswood Regional High School Wolfeboro | 729 | 26.6% | 42.3% |
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 Monadnock Regional High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Cheshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #63 of 78 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #60 of 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #58 of 78 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #43 of 103 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #47 of 68 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #61 of 68 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #33 of 80 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #37 of 60 | 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
448
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 448 | 35.1 | 12.8:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 35.7 | 12.5:1 | 28% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 36.6 | 12.4:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 19% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 37.3 | 13.1:1 | 26% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 44 | 12.0:1 | 28% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 57 | 10.7:1 | 28% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 811 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 12% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 983 | 63 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monadnock Regional High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (489 to 448); teachers down 6% (37.3 to 35.1).
About Monadnock Regional High School
Monadnock Regional High School is a public high school in SWANZEY, New Hampshire. It teaches 448 students in grades 9 through 12.
District-wide, Monadnock Regional School District has 7 schools and 1,597 students.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Cheshire County residents, the White share is about 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
Monadnock Regional High School lists 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire is 1.6 students per teacher. About 25% of students at Monadnock Regional High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Monadnock Regional High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of New Hampshire public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 33.3%, is 14.3 points below the 47.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools.
Cheshire County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,329, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Cheshire County's 41 public schools enroll about 8,365 students and include Monadnock Regional High School.
Monadnock Regional Middle School is the nearest public school to Monadnock Regional High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Monadnock Regional High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 33.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 24 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Monadnock Regional High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Monadnock Regional School District
- Cutler Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
- Mt. Caesar Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Monadnock Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · 249 students
- Dr. George S. Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 150 students
- Troy Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
- Gilsum STEAM AcademyElementary · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Monadnock Regional Middle School0.0 mi · 249
- Mt. Caesar Elementary School0.1 mi · 268
- Cutler Elementary School2.6 mi · 316
- Making Community Connections Charter School - Monadnock3.6 mi · 80
- Wheelock Elementary School3.7 mi · 192
- Gathering Waters Charter School (E)4.2 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Monadnock Regional High SchoolHow many students attend Monadnock Regional High School?
Monadnock Regional High School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Monadnock Regional High School serve?
Monadnock Regional High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Monadnock Regional High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Monadnock Regional High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monadnock Regional High School?
At Monadnock Regional High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Monadnock Regional High School public or private?
Monadnock Regional High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monadnock Regional School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.