Next Charter School

Among the schools in Derry, New Hampshire, is Next Charter School, a small high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 79 students. Against the 496-student average for high schools in New Hampshire, enrollment here is 84% lower.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

The large majority of students at Next Charter School, 97%, are White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Next Charter School comes in at 5%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1 at Next Charter School, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New Hampshire, the typical ratio is 11.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 20% of enrollment.

Census Bureau estimates for Rockingham County show that median household income is about $118,331, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. A total of 99 public schools operate in Rockingham County, serving about 41,753 students.

The school nearest to Next Charter School is Gilbert H. Hood Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Next Charter School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.

Federal counts put enrollment at 75 in 2020-21 and 79 in 2024-25, a 5% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.7:1 to 8.8:1.

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