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Fair Haven, Vermont - 5 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 #14 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,015 per pupil, Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 ranks #19 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,268
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$24,015
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 operates 5 public schools serving 1,268 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 $24,015 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending. See how Vermont compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.0% local, 80.3% state, and 18.8% 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 68/100, ranked #14 of 80 in Vermont against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 148.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 3.2% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Orwell Village School, with a diversity index of 16.1/100.
Fair Haven Union Middle and High School accounts for 39.4% of all Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62-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.
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 school enrollment varies 5.1× across entities
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 school enrollment ranges from 97 students (lowest) to 499 students (highest), a spread of 402 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.
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 student-counselor ratio is 148:1 — 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.
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 chronic absenteeism rate is 42.6% — 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 Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62'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 Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62?
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 has 5 schools, including 5 combined. Total enrollment is 1,268 students.
How much does Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 spend per student?
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 spends $24,015 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #14 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62?
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 students are 93.5% White, 3.2% African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62?
Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #14 out of 80 districts in Vermont.