Winnisquam Regional High School

Winnisquam Regional High School is a four-year high school of intimate scale in Tilton, New Hampshire, operated by Winnisquam Regional School District, caters to 357 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 496 students.

Winnisquam Regional School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,176 students. Winnisquam Regional High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Winnisquam Regional High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Winnisquam Regional High School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Winnisquam Regional High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.8%, the actual is 31.3%, a residual of -12.5 points.

In the surrounding community, Belknap County reports that median household income runs about $92,783, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Belknap County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,344 students), Winnisquam Regional High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Winnisquam Early Learning Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winnisquam Regional High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.5%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Winnisquam Regional High School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 439 (now 357). White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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