Other / mixed grade configuration · West Charleston, VT

Charleston Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Charleston Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500306000083
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
76
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Charleston Elementary School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

41
Resource Index · Typical
10.7:1
students per teacher
40.2%
free-lunch eligible
118
students enrolled

Charleston Elementary 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

+4 students YoY

Charleston Elementary School held near 121 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 11.0 → 13.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+4 students YoY 500306000083 · West Charleston, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

118 enr · 10.7:1 · 40.2% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Charleston Elementary School held near 121 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE added 11.0 → 13.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

How Charleston Elementary School compares

Charleston Elementary 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 10.7:1 ▼ 10% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 40.2% ▲ 46% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 118 top 74% - -

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

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
118
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
40.2%
free-lunch eligible - 46% above the Vermont average of 27.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 34% in Vermont - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
55.9%
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
$20,102
per pupil, district-wide - above Vermont avg of $20,027
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 118 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 96.6%
Two or More 3.4%

Largest group: White at 96.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.6, Charleston Elementary School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

District finance for Charleston School District reports $20,102 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 Charleston Elementary School

How many students attend Charleston Elementary School?

Charleston Elementary School has 118 students enrolled. It is a public school in West Charleston, VT. CCD year-over-year: 117 (2022-23) → 121 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Charleston Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Charleston Elementary School is 10.7:1, which is 10% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 32% 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 Charleston Elementary School?

40.2% of students at Charleston Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Charleston Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Charleston Elementary School is White at 96.6% of enrollment, in West Charleston, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Charleston Elementary School?

Charleston Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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 Charleston School District?

None reported; Charleston School District operates only Charleston Elementary 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.