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Winooski, Vermont - 3 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Winooski Incorporated School District #3 of 80 districts in Vermont (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $38,145 per pupil, Winooski Incorporated School District ranks #3 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending (Vermont districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
803
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$38,145
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Winooski Incorporated School District operates 3 public schools serving 803 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Vermont. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Chittenden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $38,145 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 11 of 102 Vermont districts by per-pupil spending. See how Vermont compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.3% local, 67.5% state, and 29.2% 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 85/100, ranked #3 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 143:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 39.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.9% White, 26.6% African American, 19.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Winooski Middle School, with a diversity index of 72.4/100.
J. F. Kennedy Elementary School accounts for 52.4% of all Winooski Incorporated School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Winooski Incorporated School District a distant remainder — means Winooski Incorporated 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.
Winooski Incorporated School District school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Winooski Incorporated School District school enrollment ranges from 146 students (lowest) to 421 students (highest), a spread of 275 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.
Winooski Incorporated School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Winooski Incorporated School District student-counselor ratio is 143:1 — 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.
Winooski Incorporated School District chronic absenteeism rate is 39.4% — 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 Winooski Incorporated School District'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 Winooski Incorporated School District?
Winooski Incorporated School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 803 students.
How much does Winooski Incorporated School District spend per student?
Winooski Incorporated School District spends $38,145 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #3 in Vermont.
What is the demographic composition of Winooski Incorporated School District?
Winooski Incorporated School District students are 39.9% White, 26.6% African American, 19.2% Asian, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Winooski Incorporated School District?
Winooski Incorporated School District has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #3 out of 80 districts in Vermont.