B) School Costs
As noted above, 54.6% of the tax rate is allocated for schools. This high ratio is
typical in most New Hampshire communities and demonstrates that a high
percentage of local taxes go towards supporting the school system. Based on
the subject sites location, students living at the property will attend the
Fairgrounds Elementary School, Fairgrounds Middle School and Nashua High
South.
School Enrollment Trends
The City of Nashua has 17 schools within the community, 12 elementary schools,
three middle schools and two high schools. Over the last eight years, overall
enrollments have decreased along with elementary school enrollment declining
17.6% (Fairgrounds -7.35%) the middle schools decreasing 10.65% and the high
schools decreasing less than 3.4% as detailed in Table Nine & Figure Four.
Given the pandemic over the last two years, the lasting impacts of recent
enrollment declines remains unclear.
Table Nine
Enrollment History 2014 — 2021
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 20202021 % Change
Elementary 5,501 5,405 5,300 5,255 5,199 5,045 4,397 4,532 -17.61%
Middle School 2,414 2,425 2,349 2,381 2,415 2,456 2,318 2,157 -10.65%
_High School 3,573 3,547 3,529 3,476 3,547 3,523 3,450 3,449 -3.47%
Total Enroliment 11,488 11,377 14,178 11,112 11,161 11,024 10,165 10,138 -11.75%
Fairgrounds Elem. 544 §33 §58 520 505 §28 487 504 -7.35%
Figure Four
Enrollment History
14,000
12,000
10,000 TT
8,000
6,060
4,000 =
2,000
0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ew== Elementary === Middle School === High School
=—===Total Enrollment == Fairgrounds Elmen.
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