Other / mixed grade configuration · Cambridge, VT

Fletcher Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Fletcher Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500408000134

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Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The verdict

Fletcher Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

46
Resource Index · Typical: 11.2:1
students per teacher: 10.0%
free-lunch eligible: 112
students enrolled

Fletcher Elementary School has class sizes near the Vermont median. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

School address

Cambridge, VT 05444

District: Fletcher School District · Vermont

NCES ID 500408000134 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 500408000134 · Cambridge, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

112 enr · 11.2:1 · 10.0% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Fletcher Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

How Fletcher Elementary School compares

Fletcher Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Vermont and U.S. means.

Metric	This school	vs Vermont	Vermont avg	U.S. avg
Students per teacher	11.2:1	▼ 6%	11.9:1	15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible	10.0%	▼ 64%	27.6%	51.7%
Enrollment	112	top 77%	-	-

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

11.2:1

Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.

112

Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need

10.0%

free-lunch eligible - 64% below the Vermont average of 27.6%

Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.

Staffing depth

11.2:1

students per teacher - 6% below state mean

Top 45% in Vermont - lower ratio than 55% of state schools

Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.

Engagement

32.1%

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

$14,025

per pupil, district-wide - below Vermont avg of $20,027

Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.

Support staff

Counselors1.0 FTE

Per 112 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.

Discipline context

in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school

Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 97.3%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.8%

Asian 0.9%

Largest group: White at 97.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.3, Fletcher Elementary School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fletcher School District, which includes Fletcher Elementary School.

$14,025

Per student

-30%

vs Vermont

Avg $20,027

-21%

vs U.S.

Avg $17,658

Revenue mix

Local 0.5%

State 99.2%

Federal 0.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

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.

Similar enrollment (~112 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Fletcher Elementary School

How many students attend Fletcher Elementary School?

Fletcher Elementary School has 112 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cambridge, VT.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Fletcher Elementary School is 11.2:1, which is 6% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 29% 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 Fletcher Elementary School?

10.0% of students at Fletcher Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

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

The largest demographic group at Fletcher Elementary School is White at 97.3% of enrollment, in Cambridge, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fletcher Elementary School?

Fletcher Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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 Fletcher School District?

None reported; Fletcher School District operates only Fletcher Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.