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Fairfax, Vermont - 2 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Fairfax School District #80 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,865 per pupil, Fairfax School District ranks #99 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,049
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,865
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairfax School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,049 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,865 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 11 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending. See how Vermont compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.6% local, 88.3% state, and 3.1% 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 17/100, ranked #80 of 80 in Vermont against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 243:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.7% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) accounts for 55.2% of all Fairfax School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Fairfax School District a distant remainder — means Fairfax School District-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.
Fairfax School District student-counselor ratio is 243:1 — 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.
Fairfax School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Fairfax School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,049 students.
How much does Fairfax School District spend per student?
Fairfax School District spends $10,865 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #80 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Fairfax School District?
Fairfax School District students are 95.7% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fairfax School District?
Fairfax School District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #80 out of 80 districts in Vermont.