Regular local school district · Belknap County
Alton School District, NH: schools, enrollment and spending
Alton School District runs 1 public school with 410 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 9.5 students per teacher is 1.8 lower than the New Hampshire figure of 11.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 1
- Students
- 410
- Teachers (FTE)
- 43
- Students per teacher
- 9.5
- NH: 11.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 252 Suncook Valley Rd., Alton, NH 03809
- Phone
- (603)875-7890
- County
- Belknap County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3301440
- State district ID
- NH-015
- Total staff (FTE)
- 99
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 205 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district9.5
New Hampshire11.3
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (423), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $15.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $521,000
- State revenue
- $3.6 million
- Local revenue
- $11.6 million
- Total spending
- $15.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $36,357
- Salaries
- $5.0 million32.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 3.3%
- State: 22.9%
- Local: 73.8%
New Hampshire overall
- Federal: 6.9%
- State: 30.0%
- Local: 63.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$36,357
New Hampshire$21,936
United States$16,826
Schools in Alton School District
By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alton Central School (Elem) | Elementary | PK to 8 | 407 | 9.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Belknap County
- Laconia School District 1,819 students
- Winnisquam Regional School District 1,182 students
- Shaker Regional School District 1,141 students
- Gilford School District 1,053 students
- Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District 915 students
- Barnstead School District 453 students
- Prospect Mountain JMA School District 402 students
- Gilmanton School District 338 students
- Ashland School District 159 students
More in New Hampshire
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.