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Thetford, Vermont - 1 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Thetford School District #62 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,388 per pupil, Thetford School District ranks #101 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Thetford School District operates 1 public schools serving 387 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 Orange County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,388 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 11 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending. See how Vermont compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 0.8% local, 99.1% state, and 0.1% 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 38/100, ranked #62 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 187:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.5% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Thetford Elementary School, enrolling 187 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Thetford Elementary School accounts for 48.3% of all Thetford School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Thetford School District a distant remainder — means Thetford School District-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.
Thetford School District student-counselor ratio is 187:1 — 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.
Thetford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Thetford School District is typically wider than the Thetford School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Thetford School District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 387 students.
How much does Thetford School District spend per student?
Thetford School District spends $10,388 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #62 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Thetford School District?
Thetford School District students are 92.5% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Thetford School District?
Thetford School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #62 out of 80 districts in Vermont.