Pinkerton Academy

As a sprawling four-year high school in Derry, New Hampshire, Pinkerton Academy educates 2,990 students from grades 9 through 13, part of Pinkerton Academy School District. Compared to the state average of about 496 students per school, that is 503% larger than typical.

Pinkerton Academy is a school of Pinkerton Academy School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Pinkerton Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Rockingham County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pinkerton Academy has 216 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 11% of students at Pinkerton Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Pinkerton Academy is in the bottom 10% of New Hampshire public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.2%; Pinkerton Academy posts 42.3%, -13.9 points below that line.

In the broader community, census data for Rockingham County shows the typical household earns roughly $118,331 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Pinkerton Academy is one of 99 public schools in Rockingham County (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students).

The closest other public school is Derry Early Education Program, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pinkerton Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pinkerton Academy has shrank 6%, going from 3,181 students in 2018 to 2,990 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.