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Public schools in Vermont

Vermont has 304 open public schools run by 188 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 77,756 students. Schools average 11.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
188
Schools
304
Students
77,756
Teachers (FTE)
7,055
Students per teacher
11.4
US: 15.3
Charter schools
0
Total spending
$2.28 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$24,082
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Vermont spent $24,082 per pupil, which is above the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Vermont

All 188 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56Shelburne54,04415.6$22,999
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51Essex Junction103,65610.8$25,522
Burlington School DistrictBurlington103,42910.9$29,530
South Burlington School DistrictSouth Burlington52,64612.6$21,906
Maple Run Unified Union School District #57Saint Albans52,61111.5$26,277
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401Jericho82,57414.8$19,311
Colchester School DistrictColchester52,46313.9$20,762
Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96Brattleboro92,2818.5$22,286
Barre Unified Union School District #97Barre32,17410.7$26,775
Rutland City School DistrictRutland61,9129.9$28,015
Missisquoi Valley School District #89Swanton41,85211.7$23,291
Harwood Unified Union School District #60Waitsfield71,79211.0$23,916
Addison Central Unified Union School District #55Middlebury91,74712.8$23,755
Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64Lyndonville71,72315.0$27,937
Taconic and Green Regional School District #63Sunderland51,64718.1$21,180
Milton School DistrictMilton31,46810.6$21,748
Hartford School DistrictWhite River Junction61,4188.5$29,872
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87Bennington61,35315.6$15,950
Mount Anthony Union High School District #14Bennington21,34013.4$17,411
Washington Central Unified Union School District #92Montpelier61,31211.2$28,845
Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61Bristol51,22812.7$25,508
Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71Montpelier31,19010.9$21,966
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62Fair Haven51,18113.0$24,182
Springfield School DistrictSpringfield41,17114.3$29,631
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53Brandon41,15810.1$17,611
Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88Richford51,1029.8$19,512
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70Rutland51,05411.5$17,553
Paine Mountain Union School District #68Williamstown41,03210.6$17,141
Saint Johnsbury School DistrictSaint Johnsbury11,03016.6$25,253
Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76Woodstock61,00611.6$20,254
Fairfax School DistrictFairfax299011.9$13,976
Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54Vergennes491011.1$25,937
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85Richford483912.0$23,832
Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90Morrisville481712.4$21,129
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59Randolph58118.1$30,197
Mill River Unified Union School District #52North Clarendon578211.8$24,453
Winooski Incorporated School DistrictWinooski37628.9$55,803
Stowe Town School DistrictStowe375611.8
Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058BHyde Park37508.0$24,313
North Country Union High School DistrictNewport26988.6$26,278
Oxbow Unified Union School District #91Bradford46578.2$24,979
White River Unified School District #79Royalton465310.2$20,589
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School DistrictOrleans66529.3$20,208
Mount Ascutney School District #86Windsor264012.3$18,259
Green Mountain Unified School District #77Ludlow36299.0$20,101
Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058AHyde Park46067.8$25,891
Georgia School DistrictSaint Albans15889.8$22,391
Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78Danville354513.6$21,944
Rockingham School DistrictBellows Falls35069.7$20,525
Derby School DistrictDerby Line148611.6$15,813
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Vermont district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #564,044
  2. 2.Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #513,656
  3. 3.Burlington School District3,429
  4. 4.South Burlington School District2,646
  5. 5.Maple Run Unified Union School District #572,611
  6. 6.Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #4012,574
  7. 7.Colchester School District2,463
  8. 8.Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #962,281
  9. 9.Barre Unified Union School District #972,174
  10. 10.Rutland City School District1,912

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #968.5
  2. 2.Hartford School District8.5
  3. 3.Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #889.8
  4. 4.Rutland City School District9.9
  5. 5.Otter Valley Unified Union School District #5310.1
  6. 6.Milton School District10.6
  7. 7.Paine Mountain Union School District #6810.6
  8. 8.Barre Unified Union School District #9710.7
  9. 9.Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #5110.8
  10. 10.Burlington School District10.9

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Taconic and Green Regional School District #6318.1
  2. 2.Saint Johnsbury School District16.6
  3. 3.Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #8715.6
  4. 4.Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #5615.6
  5. 5.Kingdom East Unified Union School District #6415.0
  6. 6.Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #40114.8
  7. 7.Springfield School District14.3
  8. 8.Colchester School District13.9
  9. 9.Mount Anthony Union High School District #1413.4
  10. 10.Slate Valley Unified Union School District #6213.0

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Hartford School District$29,872
  2. 2.Springfield School District$29,631
  3. 3.Burlington School District$29,530
  4. 4.Washington Central Unified Union School District #92$28,845
  5. 5.Rutland City School District$28,015
  6. 6.Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64$27,937
  7. 7.Barre Unified Union School District #97$26,775
  8. 8.Maple Run Unified Union School District #57$26,277
  9. 9.Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51$25,522
  10. 10.Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61$25,508

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87$15,950
  2. 2.Paine Mountain Union School District #68$17,141
  3. 3.Mount Anthony Union High School District #14$17,411
  4. 4.Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70$17,553
  5. 5.Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53$17,611
  6. 6.Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401$19,311
  7. 7.Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88$19,512
  8. 8.Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76$20,254
  9. 9.Colchester School District$20,762
  10. 10.Taconic and Green Regional School District #63$21,180

Schools by level

64 high schools, 28 middle schools and 202 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 64

  1. Champlain Valley Union High School Hinesburg, 1,251 students
  2. Essex High School Essex Junction, 1,224 students
  3. Burlington High School Burlington, 921 students
  4. Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) Saint Albans, 905 students
  5. Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School Bennington, 855 students
  6. South Burlington High School South Burlington, 793 students
  7. Missisquoi Valley Union High School Swanton, 759 students
  8. Rutland Senior High School Rutland, 721 students
  9. Colchester High School Colchester, 715 students
  10. Brattleboro Union High School Brattleboro, 705 students
  11. Mt. Mansfield Union High School Jericho, 688 students
  12. North Country Union High School Newport, 678 students
  13. U-32 Middle & High School Montpelier, 648 students
  14. Spaulding Union High School Barre, 610 students
  15. Mt. Abraham Union High School Bristol, 560 students

Middle schools 28

  1. Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School South Burlington, 565 students
  2. Colchester Middle School Colchester, 509 students
  3. Mt. Anthony Union Middle School Bennington, 484 students
  4. Milton Middle School Milton, 420 students
  5. Browns River Middle School Jericho, 403 students
  6. Middlebury Union Middle School Middlebury, 381 students
  7. Essex Middle School Essex Junction, 366 students
  8. Edmunds Middle School Burlington, 356 students
  9. Main Street Middle School Montpelier, 348 students
  10. Camels Hump Middle School Richmond, 332 students
  11. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School Burlington, 322 students
  12. Albert D. Lawton School Essex Junction, 297 students
  13. Hartford Memorial Middle School White River Junction, 280 students
  14. Crossett Brook Middle School Duxbury, 262 students
  15. Brattleboro Area Middle School Brattleboro, 255 students

Elementary schools 202

  1. Williston Schools Williston, 1,040 students
  2. Barre Town Elementary & Middle School Barre, 821 students
  3. Shelburne Community School Shelburne, 788 students
  4. St. Albans Town Educational Center Saint Albans, 754 students
  5. Barre City Elementary/Middle School Barre, 701 students
  6. St. Albans City Elementary School Saint Albans, 681 students
  7. Swanton School Swanton, 644 students
  8. Milton Elementary School Milton, 625 students
  9. Georgia Elementary & Middle School Saint Albans, 584 students
  10. Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) Fairfax, 579 students
  11. Champlain School Burlington, 559 students
  12. Hinesburg Community School Hinesburg, 542 students
  13. Malletts Bay School Colchester, 505 students
  14. Rutland Intermediate School Rutland, 504 students
  15. Chamberlin School South Burlington, 490 students

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Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.