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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-9 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 9.4:1
% White
88%
was 95%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Asian
5%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On the community side, members of the Sunapee Sr. High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 School4.2 mi · 138
- Newport Middle High School (High)4.2 mi · 291
- 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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