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Hardwick, Vermont - 3 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 #45 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,639 per pupil, Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 ranks #79 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 operates 3 public schools serving 338 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Caledonia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,639 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 2.7% local, 97.0% state, and 0.2% 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.
a 121:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakeview Union School, with a diversity index of 13.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hardwick Elementary School, enrolling 223 students (73% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lakeview Union School, at 29 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hardwick Elementary School accounts for 66.0% of all Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 a distant remainder — means Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94-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.
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 school enrollment varies 7.7× across entities
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 school enrollment ranges from 29 students (lowest) to 223 students (highest), a spread of 194 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.
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 student-counselor ratio is 121:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 chronic absenteeism rate is 49.0% — 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 Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94'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 Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94?
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 338 students.
How much does Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 spend per student?
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 spends $14,639 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #45 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94?
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 students are 94.5% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94?
Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #45 out of 80 districts in Vermont.