Concord and the surrounding towns are recognized for some of the highest quality public education systems in New Hampshire. 

Concord is acknowledged by Expansion Management magazine as a Gold Medal district, scoring well above the national average in academics, community educational attainments, and funding.

Click here to read an article (PDF format) about area schools from the Concord Chamber of Commerce's Guidebook to Greater Concord. The schools are also described below.

Concord's grammar school system is a neighborhood school system. The Concord School District includes eight (8) public elementary schools, as well as a junior and senior high school.

The Concord area's private schools also attract students from adjacent cities and towns, and from around the country. These include: 

St. John's Regional Elementary and Junior High School in Concord
Bishop Brady High School in Concord
Concord Christian School and Trinity Christian School of Concord 
St. Paul's School, a nationally recognized co-educational preparatory school in Concord 
Derryfield School in Manchester, a co-educational preparatory school 
Concord Community Music School, which offers an award-winning music curriculum 

A number of colleges and institutions of higher learning are within the Concord area. Among these are: 

Franklin Pierce College and Franklin Pierce Law Center
New Hampshire Technical Institute
New England College in Henniker
Hesser Business School and St. Anselm's College in Manchester
Dartmouth College in Hanover
Colby-Sawyer College in New London
Plymouth State University
Keene State College
University of New Hampshire system with its many satellite locations

The Manchester Area Colleges Consortium was established to promote the value of higher education and the important role the Manchester Area Colleges play in contributing to the economic, social and cultural well being of this area. Colleges in the Consortium include: