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Bellows Falls, Vermont - 3 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Rockingham School District #77 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,143 per pupil, Rockingham School District ranks #87 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
532
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,143
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rockingham School District operates 3 public schools serving 532 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Windham County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,143 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 5.8% local, 94.2% 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 23/100, ranked #77 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.
a 168.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 51.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Saxton River Elementary School, with a diversity index of 29.1/100.
Its largest campus is Bellows Falls Middle School, enrolling 245 students (48% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Saxton River Elementary School, at 79 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bellows Falls Middle School accounts for 46.1% of all Rockingham School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rockingham School District a distant remainder — means Rockingham School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Rockingham School District school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Rockingham School District school enrollment ranges from 79 students (lowest) to 245 students (highest), a spread of 166 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.
Rockingham School District student-counselor ratio is 169:1 — 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.
Rockingham School District chronic absenteeism rate is 51.9% — 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.
How many schools are in Rockingham School District?
Rockingham School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 532 students.
How much does Rockingham School District spend per student?
Rockingham School District spends $13,143 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #77 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Rockingham School District?
Rockingham School District students are 87.6% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rockingham School District?
Rockingham School District has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #77 out of 80 districts in Vermont.