Education & Health Care

Quality Education for All

Pelham provides numerous, quality choices for education from private preschools and primary schools to public schools and highly affordable higher education institutions. Serving over 2100 students in grades K-12, the Pelham School District continues to grow each year as more and more families are attracted to our tranquil and close-knit community. The majority of Pelham residents are college graduates. The district has a consistently low dropout rate and over 82% of its graduates choosing to pursue a college degree*.

_{*Source: US Census Data 2000.}

Top Healthcare Facilities and Specialists

Pelham NH is close to highly regarded hospitals and medical research facilities providing state of the art care and cutting edge research in all areas of medicine. Locally in NH, the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Centers are nationally ranked as one of America’s Top 50 hospitals by US News & World Reports and provide world-renowned treatment in both oncology and pediatric medicine.

Lahey Clinic is easily accessed in nearby Burlington MA as are the cutting-edge cardiac facilities at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester NH and the newly renovated and updated hospitals including Southern NH Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. In nearby Boston are world-renowned Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, also among the top health care facilities in the nation.

All of these outstanding medical facilities are just minutes from Pelham NH, giving our residents access to some of the best medical care available in the region and country.