Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Derby, Vermont - 1 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks North Country Union Junior High School District #20 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,304 per pupil, North Country Union Junior High School District ranks #31 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
270
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$21,304
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Country Union Junior High School District operates 1 public schools serving 270 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Orleans County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,304 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 7.1% local, 92.9% 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 66/100, ranked #20 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.
a 234:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 52.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.7% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
North Country Union Junior High School accounts for 86.7% of all North Country Union Junior High School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Country Union Junior High School District a distant remainder — means North Country Union Junior High School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
North Country Union Junior High School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
North Country Union Junior High School District student-counselor ratio is 234:1 — 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.
North Country Union Junior High School District chronic absenteeism rate is 52.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to North Country Union Junior High School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
Nearby Districts in Vermont
Top districts in the same state, compare side-by-side for enrollment, spending, and demographics.
How many schools are in North Country Union Junior High School District?
North Country Union Junior High School District has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 270 students.
How much does North Country Union Junior High School District spend per student?
North Country Union Junior High School District spends $21,304 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #20 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of North Country Union Junior High School District?
North Country Union Junior High School District students are 92.7% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Country Union Junior High School District?
North Country Union Junior High School District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #20 out of 80 districts in Vermont.