- New Hampshire has the 4th highest Verbal, 5th highest Math, and 4th highest combined SAT scores among states with high participation rates. (States in which over 50% of graduating seniors take the SAT college entrance exam are defined as having high participation rates.) CBS
- More New Hampshire students are getting high scores on their SAT college entrance examinations. The proportion of graduating seniors getting high scores on the Verbal SAT has increased by 14% since 1994. (A high score is defined as 600 or above). SAT
- While 85% of New Hampshire's public high schools offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses through which high school students can earn college credit, just 47% of New Hampshire's private high schools offer these advanced courses. AP
- New Hampshire's public high schools are offering more and more challenging courses. Since 1996 the proportion of schools offering AP courses has increased by 15%. AP
- In New Hampshire, public school students score higher than private school students on their AP exams in computer science and biology. AP
- New Hampshire is one of the top 13 states in the percentage of high school graduates going on to college. HE
- Almost all of the public schools in New Hampshire (95%) have Internet access. MDR
- There is one computer available for instruction for every 4.7 public school students in New Hampshire. MDR
- The proportion of New Hampshire high school graduates going on to college has improved by 6% since 1995. DEC and DED
- Eighty-five percent (85%) of New Hampshire public school teachers in core academic fields have full certification and a major in their field, ranking New Hampshire as the top state (1st out of 50) in teacher qualification. WMM
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