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Windsor, Vermont - 2 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Mount Ascutney School District #86 #75 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,893 per pupil, Mount Ascutney School District #86 ranks #82 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Ascutney School District #86 operates 2 public schools serving 644 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 Windsor County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,893 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending. See how Vermont compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.1% local, 88.9% state, 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 25/100, ranked #75 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.
a 241.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 26.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% White, 6.7% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Windsor School, enrolling 572 students (89% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Albert Bridge School (West Windsor), at 68 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Windsor School accounts for 88.8% of all Mount Ascutney School District #86 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mount Ascutney School District #86 a distant remainder — means Mount Ascutney School District #86-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.
Mount Ascutney School District #86 student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — 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.
Mount Ascutney School District #86 chronic absenteeism rate is 26.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Mount Ascutney School District #86 is typically wider than the Mount Ascutney School District #86-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mount Ascutney School District #86'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 Mount Ascutney School District #86?
Mount Ascutney School District #86 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 644 students.
How much does Mount Ascutney School District #86 spend per student?
Mount Ascutney School District #86 spends $13,893 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #75 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Ascutney School District #86?
Mount Ascutney School District #86 students are 88.7% White, 6.7% African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Ascutney School District #86?
Mount Ascutney School District #86 has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #75 out of 80 districts in Vermont.