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Dunbarton School District, NH: schools, enrollment and spending

Dunbarton School District runs 1 public school with 234 students in grades K to 6. Its ratio of 13.8 students per teacher is 2.5 higher than the New Hampshire figure of 11.3.

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
234
Teachers (FTE)
17
Students per teacher
13.8
NH: 11.3 · US: 15.3
Address
55 Falcon Way, Bow, NH 03304
County
Merrimack County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 6
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3302760
State district ID
NH-149
Total staff (FTE)
47
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.8
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 (241), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$8.1 million
Federal revenue
$357,000
State revenue
$2.2 million
Local revenue
$5.5 million
Total spending
$7.6 million
Spending per pupil
$31,718
Salaries
$2.3 million30.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.4%
  • State: 27.5%
  • Local: 68.1%

New Hampshire overall

  • Federal: 6.9%
  • State: 30.0%
  • Local: 63.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$31,718
New Hampshire$21,936
United States$16,826

Schools in Dunbarton School District

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Dunbarton Elementary SchoolElementaryK to 623413.8

Nearby and related

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.