At $21,575 per pupil, South Hero School District ranks #37 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
146
Total Enrollment
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$21,575
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
South Hero School District operates 1 public schools serving 146 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Grand Isle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,575 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 4.7% local, 93.6% state, and 1.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 164:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American across the district's schools.
Folsum Education & Community Center accounts for 100.0% of all South Hero School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Hero School District a distant remainder — means South Hero School District-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.
South Hero School District student-counselor ratio is 164:1 — 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.
South Hero School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.7% — 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.
How many schools are in South Hero School District?
South Hero School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 146 students.
How much does South Hero School District spend per student?
South Hero School District spends $21,575 per student.
What is the demographic composition of South Hero School District?
South Hero School District students are 89.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.