At $15,725 per pupil, Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 ranks #74 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 operates 2 public schools serving 142 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Windsor County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,725 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 9.2% local, 89.8% state, and 0.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 130:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rochester School, enrolling 85 students (65% of the district's total enrollment).
Rochester School accounts for 59.9% of all Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 a distant remainder — means Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — 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.
Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 chronic absenteeism rate is 38.3% — 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 Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81'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 Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81?
Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 142 students.
How much does Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 spend per student?
Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 spends $15,725 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81?
Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 students are 93.7% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.