Other / mixed grade configuration · Wells River, VT

Blue Mountain Union School

Federal NCES profile for Blue Mountain Union School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500822400334
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blue Mountain Union School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

37
Resource Index · Typical
10.9:1
students per teacher
39.4%
free-lunch eligible
392
students enrolled

Blue Mountain Union School has class sizes near the Vermont median. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-18 students YoY

Blue Mountain Union School held near 393 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-18 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 36.0 → 45.4 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-18 students YoY 500822400334 · Wells River, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

392 enr · 10.9:1 · 39.4% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Ptarmigan Elementary (392 students)

Blue Mountain Union School held near 393 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-18 headcount). Teacher FTE added 36.0 → 45.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

How Blue Mountain Union School compares

Blue Mountain Union School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Vermont and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Vermont Vermont avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.9:1 ▼ 8% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.4% ▲ 43% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 392 top 20% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.9:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
392
Bigger than 46% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
39.4%
free-lunch eligible - 43% above the Vermont average of 27.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.9:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 39% in Vermont - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
52.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,990
per pupil, district-wide - above Vermont avg of $20,027
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 196 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
30
in-school suspensions + 84 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 29.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.1%
Two or More 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
Asian 1.5%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 92.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.0, Blue Mountain Union School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 10

District finance for Blue Mountain Union School District #21 reports $23,990 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Blue Mountain Union School

How many students attend Blue Mountain Union School?

Blue Mountain Union School has 392 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wells River, VT. CCD year-over-year: 411 (2022-23) → 393 (2023-24), nearly flat (-18).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Blue Mountain Union School?

The student-teacher ratio at Blue Mountain Union School is 10.9:1, which is 8% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Blue Mountain Union School?

39.4% of students at Blue Mountain Union School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blue Mountain Union School?

The largest demographic group at Blue Mountain Union School is White at 92.1% of enrollment, in Wells River, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blue Mountain Union School?

Blue Mountain Union School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Blue Mountain Union School District #21?

None reported; Blue Mountain Union School District #21 operates only Blue Mountain Union School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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