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Enrollment
1,298
High
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330594000394
Spaulding High School
130 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH 03867 · (603) 332-0757 · Strafford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,298 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
354 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 349 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 352 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 274 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 323 | 25% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
15.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% 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 →
Where Spaulding High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Strafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #68 of 78 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #68 of 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #61 of 78 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,298 | #8 of 103 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #56 of 68 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #25 of 68 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #27 of 80 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #47 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,298
-50 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,201
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,298 | 98 | 13.2:1 | 27% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 1,339 | 97 | 13.8:1 | 33% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 1,301 | 93 | 14.0:1 | 32% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 1,348 | 102 | 13.2:1 | 33% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 1,385 | 106 | 13.1:1 | 35% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 1,408 | 105 | 13.4:1 | 39% (544) |
| 2010-11 | 1,465 | 114 | 12.8:1 | 37% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 1,632 | 112 | 14.6:1 | 10% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 1,201 | 81 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spaulding High School.
About Spaulding High School
Spaulding High School is the name of a large high school in Rochester, New Hampshire. The school enrolls 1,298 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New Hampshire is about 496, so this school runs 162% above that.
Spaulding High School is one of the 10 schools that make up Rochester School District (3,778 students in total).
Spaulding High School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Strafford County is about 88% White. Spaulding High School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.2:1 comes from the school's 98 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 27% of students at Spaulding High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Strafford County, the average is about the same, 26%.
Spaulding High School is in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.9%. The school's actual rate is 30.7%, 15.2 points lower.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Strafford County show that median household income is about $88,570, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 39 public schools in Strafford County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,978.
The nearest public school is Bud Carlson Academy, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Spaulding High School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Spaulding High School is Suburb: Small, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 1,348 to 1,298.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Strafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
132,575
Census ACS
Median income
$88,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,978 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester School District
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Chamberlain Street SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McClelland SchoolElementary · 310 students
- East Rochester SchoolElementary · 300 students
- William Allen SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Gonic SchoolElementary · 211 students
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Chamberlain Street SchoolElementary · 316 students
- McClelland SchoolElementary · 310 students
- William Allen SchoolElementary · 280 students
- Maple Street Magnet SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Bud Carlson AcademyHigh · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Bud Carlson Academy0.2 mi · 96
- Maple Street Magnet School0.7 mi · 114
- School Street School0.7 mi · 50
- William Allen School0.9 mi · 280
- Chamberlain Street School1.2 mi · 316
- McClelland School1.3 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Spaulding High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spaulding High School?
Spaulding High School enrolls approximately 1,298 students in grades 09-12.
Is Spaulding High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spaulding High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spaulding High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spaulding High School is approximately 13.2:1 (98 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spaulding High School?
At Spaulding High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Spaulding High School?
Spaulding High School is overseen by Rochester School District in Strafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.