Best high schools for sports in New Hampshire
More than 7.6 million high school students played sports across the U.S. during the 2021-22 academic year, according to data from the National Federation of State High School Associations. Those athletes participated in a slew of sports: from football—the most popular sport for high school boys with 1 million players nationwide—to track and field, which is the most popular sport amongst high school girls in the U.S. with more than 488,000 athletes.
The dynamic landscape of high school sports has created competition not only between athletes but the institutions they represent. With more than 23,500 public and private secondary and high schools across the country, determining the best options for athletes is an arduous process.
High schools across the country are vying to be crowned the best institution for athletes in America and not only has the battle become personal but regional as well. States like California and Florida, which have high-profile high-school athletic programs, also want bragging rights.
Young athletes will continue to thrive as sports return to pre-pandemic participation levels and high schools put in the work to be considered one of the best institutions in America for sports.
Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools for sports in New Hampshire using data from Niche. These rankings factor in parent and student surveys on sports, total high school enrollment, K-12 sports championships, number of sports, and athletic participation rates.
#25. Holderness School
- City: Holderness
- Type: Private, Boarding, Episcopal
- Overall Niche grade: A+
#24. Merrimack High School
- City: Merrimack
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#23. Nashua High School North
- City: Nashua
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#22. Dover Senior High School
- City: Dover
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#21. Berlin Senior High School
- City: Berlin
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: C+
#20. Hollis-Brookline High School
- City: Hollis
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A
#19. Kennett High School
- City: North Conway
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#18. Hanover High School
- City: Hanover
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A+
#17. Campbell High School
- City: Litchfield
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#16. Salem High School
- City: Salem
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#15. Hopkinton High School
- City: Contoocook
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#14. Portsmouth High School
- City: Portsmouth
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#13. Plymouth Regional High School
- City: Plymouth
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B+
#12. Londonderry Senior High School
- City: Londonderry
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#11. Windham High School
- City: Windham
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#10. Gilford High School
- City: Gilford
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: C+
#9. Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
- City: Northwood
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#8. Concord High School
- City: Concord
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: B
#7. Pinkerton Academy
- City: Derry
- Type: Private
- Overall Niche grade: B-
#6. Bishop Guertin High School
- City: Nashua
- Type: Private, Catholic
- Overall Niche grade: A
#5. Souhegan Cooperative High School
- City: Amherst
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A
#4. Exeter High School
- City: Exeter
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#3. Winnacunnet High School
- City: Hampton
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#2. Bow High School
- City: Bow
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A-
#1. Bedford High School
- City: Bedford
- Type: Public
- Overall Niche grade: A
