Why people search for New Hampshire school district maps
District boundaries in New Hampshire don't follow zip codes, city limits, or county lines. A single street can straddle two different districts — and in parts of New Hampshire, one property may sit inside an elementary district and a separate, overlapping high school district at the same time.
In New Hampshire, public schools are primarily funded through local property taxes. The district your address falls in determines which school board levies a tax on your property — and in split-district areas, you may owe taxes to more than one district simultaneously.
Parents in New Hampshire use district maps to confirm which school their child is zoned for, research open enrollment options, or plan a move around a specific school. District boundaries are the starting point — individual school attendance zones are a second layer within them.
46% of homebuyers ages 30–39 factor school district quality into their neighborhood choice. Buyers researching New Hampshire real estate use this map to confirm district placement before making an offer, and to compare neighboring districts side by side.
Reporters, demographers, and education researchers use New Hampshire district boundary maps to study school funding equity, enrollment trends, demographic shifts, and the relationship between district boundaries and housing patterns.
How New Hampshire organizes its school districts
New Hampshire’s public education topography is deeply intertwined with its School Administrative Unit (SAU) system. At the ground level, there are 162 operating geographic districts (ranging from K-12 city systems to K-6 town footprint). However, almost all of these local boards are wrapped into administrative layers (SAUs) to handle central office duties.
Common question
Which New Hampshire school district is my address in?
Use the interactive map above to search by address. Because New Hampshire district boundaries don't always align with zip codes or municipal lines, the only reliable way to confirm your district is to look up your specific address. For enrollment or real estate decisions, verify directly with the district's official address lookup tool.
Common question
How many school districts are in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire has 162 geographic school districts in total. The map above shows all district types as separate layers, which can be toggled on or off using the layer switcher control.
Common question
Do New Hampshire school district boundaries affect property taxes?
Yes. Property taxes in New Hampshire are levied at the district level, meaning the district your address falls in directly determines your school tax rate. In areas where elementary and high school districts overlap, homeowners pay separate levies to each district. Homes just across a district boundary can carry meaningfully different tax obligations.
District types shown on this map — New Hampshire
New Hampshire (162 Total Geographic Districts)
New Hampshire’s public education topography is deeply intertwined with its School Administrative Unit (SAU) system. At the ground level, there are 162 operating geographic districts (ranging from K-12 city systems to K-6 town footprint). However, almost all of these local boards are wrapped into administrative layers (SAUs) to handle central office duties.
Unified School Districts (~100)
Grades Covered: PK–12 (Includes City Systems and Cooperative Districts)
- Manchester School District: ~12,500 students
- Nashua School District: ~10,200 students
- Concord School District: ~4,100 students
- Derry Cooperative School District: ~4,500 students
- Bedford School District: ~4,300 students
- Londonderry School District: ~4,000 students
- Rochester School District: ~3,900 students
- Timberlane Regional School District: ~3,200 students
- Oyster River Cooperative School District: ~2,100 students
- Fall Mountain Regional School District: ~1,500 students
- Note: These boundaries operate completely K-12, either as single large cities or as "Cooperatives" where multiple rural towns voluntarily dissolved their borders to form one district.
Secondary School Districts (~10)
Grades Covered: 7–12 or 9–12
- Souhegan Cooperative School District: ~750 students
- Exeter Region Cooperative School District: ~2,600 students
- Pemi-Baker Regional School District: ~650 students
- White Mountains Regional School District (Profile): ~250 students
- Note: These are shared regional high schools that pull from several fiercely independent surrounding town elementary districts.
Elementary School Districts (~52)
Grades Covered: PK–5, PK–6, or PK–8
- Amherst School District: ~1,200 students (Feeds into Souhegan Coop)
- Brentwood School District: ~350 students (Feeds into Exeter Region Coop)
- Campton School District: ~300 students (Feeds into Pemi-Baker Coop)
- Bethlehem School District: ~250 students (Feeds into Profile High School)
- Note: These towns maintain strict control over their local elementary schools and local property taxes before merging teenagers into the larger secondary boundaries.
School District Admin Areas (~98 SAUs)
Grades Covered: Administrative Oversight Overlay
- SAU 39 (Administers the Amherst Elementary district, Mont Vernon Elementary district, and the Souhegan Cooperative secondary district together)
- SAU 16 (Administers Exeter, Brentwood, East Kingston, Kensington, Newfields, Stratham, and the Exeter Region Coop)
- SAU 9 (Administers Conway, Albany, Bartlett, Chatham, Eaton, and Jackson)
- Note: The SAU is the true "business unit" of New Hampshire education. SAUs employ the superintendents and manage the payroll/HR for the fractured town districts nested inside them. Large cities (like Manchester, SAU 37) are their own single SAU, while rural SAUs might umbrella 6 different town districts.