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Swanton, Vermont - 4 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks Missisquoi Valley School District #89 #9 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,788 per pupil, Missisquoi Valley School District #89 ranks #20 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,842
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$23,788
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 operates 4 public schools serving 1,842 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 $23,788 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 2.6% local, 82.3% state, and 15.1% 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 70/100, ranked #9 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 201.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.5% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Missisquoi Valley Union High School, with a diversity index of 43.0/100.
Its largest campus is Missisquoi Valley Union High School, enrolling 759 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Franklin Central School, at 143 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Missisquoi Valley Union High School accounts for 41.2% of all Missisquoi Valley School District #89 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Missisquoi Valley School District #89-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.
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 759 students (highest), a spread of 616 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.
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — 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.
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 chronic absenteeism rate is 34.7% — 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 Missisquoi Valley School District #89'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 Missisquoi Valley School District #89?
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,842 students.
How much does Missisquoi Valley School District #89 spend per student?
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 spends $23,788 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #9 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Missisquoi Valley School District #89?
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 students are 81.5% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Missisquoi Valley School District #89?
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #9 out of 80 districts in Vermont.