Spaulding High School

Spaulding High School operates as a big senior high in Rochester, New Hampshire, operated by Rochester School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,298 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 496 students per school, that is 162% larger than typical.

Rochester School District runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,778 students. Spaulding High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Spaulding High School records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Spaulding High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.9%; actual is 30.7%, a gap of -15.2 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Strafford County put median household earnings sit near $88,570, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Strafford County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,978 students), of which Spaulding High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bud Carlson Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spaulding High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 1,385 students in 2018 compared to 1,298 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 91% to 87% over that span.

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