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Wells River, Vermont - 1 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Blue Mountain Union School District #21 #19 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,466 per pupil, Blue Mountain Union School District #21 ranks #42 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 operates 1 public schools serving 411 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,466 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending. See how Vermont compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.0% local, 97.8% state, and 0.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #19 of 80 in Vermont against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 196:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 52.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Blue Mountain Union School, enrolling 392 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Blue Mountain Union School accounts for 95.4% of all Blue Mountain Union School District #21 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Blue Mountain Union School District #21 a distant remainder — means Blue Mountain Union School District #21-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 student-counselor ratio is 196:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 chronic absenteeism rate is 52.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Blue Mountain Union School District #21's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Blue Mountain Union School District #21?
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 411 students.
How much does Blue Mountain Union School District #21 spend per student?
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 spends $19,466 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #19 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Blue Mountain Union School District #21?
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 students are 92.1% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blue Mountain Union School District #21?
Blue Mountain Union School District #21 has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #19 out of 80 districts in Vermont.