Raetihi Primary School

Raetihi Primary School is a co-educational full primary school in Raetihi, within the Manawatū-Whanganui Region, operating in the state sector, with 84 students on roll, and an Equity Index of 516. The school has been open since 1896.

With 84 students on roll, Raetihi Primary School is a small school — larger than about 22% of New Zealand schools.

The school's Equity Index is 516, which is above the national average of 463. A higher Equity Index signals greater socio-economic need in the school's community — schools in this band receive more targeted government funding and support. The gap of 53 points is substantial enough to matter when comparing schools.

90% of students identify as European, so the school has a strongly homogeneous roll. Students of Middle Eastern / Latin American / African descent make up 6.7%.

On the isolation index the school scores 2.16 (very high isolation) — this measures how far students travel and how accessible the school is, not how good it is.