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Morrisville, Vermont - 7 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 #39 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,256 per pupil, Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 ranks #26 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,609
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$22,256
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 operates 7 public schools serving 1,609 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 high, 2 elementary, 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 Lamoille County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,256 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 3.4% local, 85.6% state, and 11.0% 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 53/100, ranked #39 of 80 in Vermont against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 221.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.5% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Peoples Academy Middle School, with a diversity index of 28.9/100.
Its largest campus is Stowe Elementary School, enrolling 379 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Elmore School, at 15 students, a 25x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Stowe Elementary School accounts for 23.6% of all Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 student enrollment
That concentration means Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90-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.
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 school enrollment ranges from 15 students (lowest) to 379 students (highest), a spread of 364 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 student-counselor ratio is 222:1 — 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.
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 chronic absenteeism rate is 33.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90'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 Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90?
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 has 7 schools, including 2 combined, 2 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,609 students.
How much does Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 spend per student?
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 spends $22,256 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #39 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90?
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 students are 86.5% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90?
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #39 out of 80 districts in Vermont.