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Brandon, Vermont - 4 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 #56 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,229 per pupil, Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 ranks #59 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,246
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,229
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 operates 4 public schools serving 1,246 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 Rutland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,229 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 3.2% local, 96.5% state, and 0.3% 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 41/100, ranked #56 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 149.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Otter Valley Union High School, with a diversity index of 22.9/100.
Otter Valley Union High School accounts for 39.1% of all Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53-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.
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 school enrollment ranges from 92 students (lowest) to 487 students (highest), a spread of 395 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.
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 student-counselor ratio is 150:1 — 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.
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — 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 Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53'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 Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53?
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,246 students.
How much does Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 spend per student?
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 spends $17,229 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #56 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53?
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 students are 89.8% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53?
Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #56 out of 80 districts in Vermont.