An equity score of 50/100 ranks Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 #45 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,876 per pupil, Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 ranks #35 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,620
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$21,876
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 operates 8 public schools serving 2,620 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Chittenden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,876 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 0.9% local, 93.8% state, and 5.3% 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 50/100, ranked #45 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 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 209.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jericho Elementary School, with a diversity index of 28.4/100.
Mt. Mansfield Union High School accounts for 26.3% of all Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 student enrollment
That concentration means Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 school enrollment varies 10.0× across entities
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 school enrollment ranges from 69 students (lowest) to 688 students (highest), a spread of 619 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 student-counselor ratio is 210:1 — 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 Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 chronic absenteeism rate is 23.5% — 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 Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 is typically wider than the Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401'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 Mansfield Unified Union School District #401?
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 has 8 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 5 combined. Total enrollment is 2,620 students.
How much does Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 spend per student?
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 spends $21,876 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #45 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401?
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 students are 91.1% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401?
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #45 out of 80 districts in Vermont.