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Garrison School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
50 Garrison Rd.
Dover, NH 03820
Phone
(603) 516-6752
District
Dover School District
County
STRAFFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
364
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New Hampshire

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.7% of all NH schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Garrison School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
49%
42%
46%
52%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
62%
49%
63%
49%
60%
50%
62%
49%
63%
49%
60%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 63 17.3%
Grade 1 75 20.6%
Grade 2 68 18.7%
Grade 3 68 18.7%
Grade 4 90 24.7%
Total 364 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.0% 87.1% 86.3%
Black 1.2% 1.8% 2.4%
Hispanic 2.6% 4.4% 7.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 6.3% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.4% 25.1% 23.3%
Free lunch eligible 12.1% 21.0% 19.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.3% 4.0% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,070 1,402,054
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,237.3 157
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.8% 16.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.0% 31.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 28.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 19.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 15,000 551,186
Single Parent Households With Children 6.2% 6.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 49.2% 39.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.5% 27.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.2% 20.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.2% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.8% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 7.8%
$15,000 or less 5.5% 5.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,039 $43,871,000 60.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,309 $4,769,000 6.6%
Staff $465 $1,695,000 2.3%
General Administration $382 $1,393,000 1.9%
School Administration $864 $3,148,000 4.3%
Operation $1,547 $5,637,000 7.8%
Transportation $1,035 $3,773,000 5.2%
Other $343 $1,250,000 1.7%
Total Support $5,945 $21,665,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,919 $6,993,000 9.6%
Total Expenditures $19,904 $72,529,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,514 $1,944,332,000 55.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,553 $262,259,000 7.4%
Staff $582 $98,336,000 2.8%
General Administration $696 $117,496,000 3.3%
School Administration $1,072 $180,955,000 5.1%
Operation $1,632 $275,620,000 7.8%
Transportation $774 $130,645,000 3.7%
Other $286 $48,338,000 1.4%
Total Support $6,595 $1,113,649,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,789 $470,930,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $20,897 $3,528,911,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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