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Rutland, Vermont - 5 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 #68 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,376 per pupil, Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 ranks #81 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,111
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,376
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 operates 5 public schools serving 1,111 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 $14,376 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 6.9% local, 93.0% state, and 0.0% 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 29/100, ranked #68 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 2 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 263.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 45.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Rutland School, with a diversity index of 16.6/100.
Its largest campus is West Rutland School, enrolling 325 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
West Rutland School accounts for 29.3% of all Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70-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.
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 school enrollment ranges from 116 students (lowest) to 325 students (highest), a spread of 209 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.
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 student-counselor ratio is 263:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 is typically wider than the Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70-aggregate figure suggests.
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 chronic absenteeism rate is 45.8% — 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 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70'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 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70?
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 has 5 schools, including 5 combined. Total enrollment is 1,111 students.
How much does Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 spend per student?
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 spends $14,376 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #68 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70?
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 students are 94.3% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70?
Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #68 out of 80 districts in Vermont.