Walpole Primary School

Located at 18 Primary Ln., in Walpole, New Hampshire, Walpole Primary School is a tiny elementary school that hosts 72 students (grades pre-K through 1), part of Fall Mountain Regional School District. Compared to the state average of about 249 students per school, that is 71% below typical.

Within Fall Mountain Regional School District, which oversees 12 schools and 1,420 students, Walpole Primary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Walpole Primary School reports that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Cheshire County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cheshire County shows median household income runs about $83,329, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cheshire County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,365 students), Walpole Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Walpole Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 78 students in 2018 compared to 72 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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