The Contoocook School
Contoocook · NH · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Proctor Academy → Tilton School → The Home For Little Wanderers → Wediko School At The Home For Little Wanderers → The Derryfield School → Legacy By Gersh At Crotched Mountain → St Paul'S School → Concord Christian Academy →How The Contoocook School compares for families
What families should know about The Contoocook School.
- ▸ LocallyNH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Proctor Academy, Tilton School, The Home For Little Wanderers and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $23,805/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -4.5%/year, projecting from 2022's 10 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proctor Academy Andover |
Private | 15.4 | 376 | +1.9% |
| Tilton School Tilton |
Private | 16.3 | 197 | -22.7% |
| The Home For Little Wanderers Windsor |
Private | 16.9 | 35 | — |
| Wediko School At The Home For Little Wanderers Windsor |
Private | 16.9 | 37 | — |
| The Derryfield School Manchester |
Private | 18.4 | 409 | +5.1% |
| Legacy By Gersh At Crotched Mountain Greenfield |
Private | 19.2 | 53 | -41.1% |
| St Paul'S School Concord |
Private | 7.6 | 542 | +2.5% |
| Concord Christian Academy Concord |
Private | 11.0 | 299 | +23.0% |