Enrollment
131
High
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 496
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNAPEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330654000431
Sunapee Sr. High School
10 North Rd., Sunapee, NH 03782 · (603) 763-5615 · Sullivan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of New Hampshire public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
19 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 26%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 31 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 18% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Sunapee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
43.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New Hampshire schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Hampshire's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Sunapee Sr. High School
Sunapee Sr. High School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunapee Sr. High School this school | 131 | 14.5% | 59.0% |
| Newmarket Jr.-Sr. High School Newmarket | 274 | 19.3% | 57.0% |
| Campbell High School LITCHFIELD | 343 | 13.4% | 33.7% |
| Epping High School Epping | 213 | 16.0% | 43.7% |
| Arts Academy of New Hampshire Chartered Public High School Salem | 106 | 10.4% | 46.0% |
| Mascenic Regional High School New Ipswich | 252 | 15.9% | 38.0% |
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 Sunapee Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Sullivan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #11 of 78 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #13 of 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #21 of 78 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #78 of 103 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #54 of 80 | 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
131
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | 15% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 12.6 | 10.6:1 | 12% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 14.3 | 9.1:1 | 12% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 14 | 10.0:1 | 19% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 14.9 | 9.4:1 | 13% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 15 | 9.2:1 | 17% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 147 | 15 | 9.8:1 | 14% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 13% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 16 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunapee Sr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (140 to 131); teachers down 26% (14.9 to 11).
About Sunapee Sr. High School
The public high school Sunapee Sr. High School is located in Sunapee, New Hampshire. The school's 131 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New Hampshire average about 496 students each.
Sunapee School District, which runs Sunapee Sr. High School, has 3 schools and 400 students.
White students are the large majority at Sunapee Sr. High School, with 88% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Sunapee Sr. High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
The school reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.9 students per teacher. The 11.2:1 average for high schools in New Hampshire is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 15%. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Sullivan County is 22 points.
Sunapee Sr. High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of New Hampshire public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Sunapee Sr. High School are 4.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.0% actual, 54.2% predicted).
Federal survey data for Sullivan County show that median household income is about $80,858, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunapee Sr. High School is among the 29 public schools in Sullivan County.
The shortest distance from Sunapee Sr. High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Sunapee Middle High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Sunapee Sr. High School places 3rd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Sunapee Sr. High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Sunapee Sr. High School went from 140 students to 131. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.0:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sullivan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,715
Census ACS
Median income
$80,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
4,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunapee School District
- Sunapee Central SchoolElementary · 168 students
- Sunapee Middle High SchoolMiddle · 101 students
Other schools in Sunapee
- Sunapee Central SchoolElementary · 168 students
- Sunapee Middle High SchoolMiddle · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Sunapee Middle High School0.0 mi · 101
- Sunapee Central School0.4 mi · 168
- Richards Elementary School4.0 mi · 273
- Newport Middle High School (High)4.2 mi · 291
- Newport Middle School4.2 mi · 138
- Newport SOAR Middle School4.2 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Sunapee Sr. High SchoolHow many students attend Sunapee Sr. High School?
Sunapee Sr. High School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sunapee Sr. High School serve?
Sunapee Sr. High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Sunapee Sr. High School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Sunapee Sr. High School.
How diverse is Sunapee Sr. High School?
Sunapee Sr. High School reports a student body of 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Sunapee Sr. High School in?
Sunapee Sr. High School is part of Sunapee School District.
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