This chart shows every town in New Hampshire sorted by their equalized valuation per pupil (EVPP) – or the total equalized value of all taxable property in a town divided by the number of public-school students residing in that town.

Towns that have high EVPP are able to have lower local property tax rates to fund their schools. On the flip side, towns with low EVPP need to have much high tax rates, and still often raise less money for their schools.

This chart uses recently released NH Department of Education data for the 2021-22 tax year. The statewide average EVPP was $1,599,979 per pupil.

74.5% of all students in the state live in towns with below average EVPP. That means the vast majority of students are being negatively affected by our school funding system’s heavy reliance on local property taxes.

Find your town and see how it compares with the rest of the state!

To download a spreadsheet with this data, click here.