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White River Junction, Vermont - 5 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Hartford School District #13 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $28,056 per pupil, Hartford School District ranks #8 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,459
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$28,056
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hartford School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,459 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Windsor County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $28,056 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 11 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending. See how Vermont compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.5% local, 73.6% state, and 6.0% 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 69/100, ranked #13 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 179.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 40.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.3% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is White River School, with a diversity index of 29.6/100.
Its largest campus is Hartford High School, enrolling 502 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Hartford High School accounts for 34.4% of all Hartford School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hartford School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hartford School District school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Hartford School District school enrollment ranges from 180 students (lowest) to 502 students (highest), a spread of 322 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hartford School District student-counselor ratio is 180:1 — 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.
Hartford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 40.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Hartford School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,459 students.
How much does Hartford School District spend per student?
Hartford School District spends $28,056 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #13 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Hartford School District?
Hartford School District students are 87.3% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hartford School District?
Hartford School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #13 out of 80 districts in Vermont.