Essex High School

Public high school, 9 to adult education · Essex Junction, Vermont

Essex High School in Essex Junction, Vermont enrolled 1,224 students in 2024-25 with 104.3 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Vermont high-school median of 10.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 41% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 84% (Vermont: 82%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

1,191 students in 2022-23, 1,230 students in 2023-24, 1,224 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 111.5 to 104.3.

Students enrolled at Essex High School by school year2022-23: 1,191, 2023-24: 1,230, 2024-25: 1,22405001k1.5k2022-231,1912023-241,2302024-251,224
Students enrolled at Essex High School by school year2022-23: 1,191, 2023-24: 1,230, 2024-25: 1,22405001k1.5k2022-231,1912023-241,2302024-251,224
Students enrolled at Essex High School by school year2022-23: 1,191, 2023-24: 1,230, 2024-25: 1,22405001k1.5k2022-231,1912023-241,2302024-251,224
Students enrolled at Essex High School by school year2022-23: 1,191, 2023-24: 1,230, 2024-25: 1,22405001k1.5k2022-231,1912023-241,2302024-251,224
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,191111.510.7
2023-241,230111.811.0
2024-251,224104.311.7

11.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Vermont high schools

Among the 47 Vermont high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Essex High School 11.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherEssex High School 11.7state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Essex High School 11.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherEssex High School 11.7state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Essex High School 11.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherEssex High School 11.7state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Essex High School 11.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherEssex High School 11.7state median 10.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

14 AP courses and one counselor per 176 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Essex High School enrolled 1,194 students and had 6.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses14
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.8, one per 176 of the 1,194 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent19.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.3% of students were White, 6.5% of two or more races, 5.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White80.3%
  2. Two or more races6.5%
  3. Asian5.5%
  4. Hispanic3.8%
  5. Black3.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Essex High School scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Vermont, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtVermont
Reading and language arts, 2021-2262%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2341%not published39.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

84% of the 313 students in Essex High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82% across Vermont. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtVermont
Four-year graduation rate84%not published82%
Students in the class313not published5,828

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Essex High School

  1. Winooski High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 182 students, 6.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  2. South Burlington High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.5 miles away: 793 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  3. Compare Essex High School with Winooski High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 spends per student$29,600 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$29,600
  5. The largest public schools in VermontEssex High School is the number 2 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#2 of 47
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.11.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Essex High School

  1. How many students attend Essex High School?
    1,224 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,191 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Essex Junction, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Essex High School?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for high schools is 10.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Essex High School a Title I school?
    Essex High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Essex High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Essex High School scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 41% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Vermont's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Essex High School?
    84% of the 313 students in Essex High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82% across Vermont. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Essex High School in?
    Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51, NCES district ID 5000395. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500039500120 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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