Sunapee Sr. High School

Set in Sunapee, New Hampshire, Sunapee Sr. High School is a tiny high school, operated by Sunapee School District. It works with 131 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 74% below the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 496 students.

Sunapee School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 400 students; Sunapee Sr. High School is among them.

Demographically, Sunapee Sr. High School records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sunapee Sr. High School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.2:1 average. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sullivan County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sunapee Sr. High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.2%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sullivan County) reports that median household earnings sit near $80,858, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Sullivan County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,498 students), of which Sunapee Sr. High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Sunapee Middle High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunapee Sr. High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 140 students in 2018 compared to 131 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 95% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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