Other / mixed grade configuration · Londonderry, VT

Flood Brook School

Federal NCES profile for Flood Brook School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500041700337
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Flood Brook School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

33
Resource Index · Typical
11.5:1
students per teacher
18.5%
free-lunch eligible
287
students enrolled

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

Enrollment

287

Vermont · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

25.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.5:1

vs 11.9:1 Vermont avg

-3% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

18.5%

vs 27.6% Vermont avg

-33% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Flood Brook School compares with Vermont and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Flood Brook School

Flood Brook School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Londonderry, Vermont, enrolling 287 students.

At 11.5:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Vermont median, within a few percentage points of the 11.9:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 18.5% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 287 puts it in the larger third of Vermont schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 288 scored Vermont schools.

Among 80 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Vermont schools statewide, it ranks #71, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 11/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 287 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 spends $9,641 per pupil, 50% below the Vermont average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 also operates Manchester Elementary/Middle School (396 students) and Dorset Elementary School (187 students) alongside Flood Brook School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Flood Brook School compares

Flood Brook 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 11.5:1 ▼ 3% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 18.5% ▼ 33% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 287 top 33% - -

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

11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
287
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
18.5%
free-lunch eligible - 33% below the Vermont average of 27.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.5:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 50% in Vermont - lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.3%
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
$9,641
per pupil, district-wide - below Vermont avg of $19,105
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 287 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 94.1%
Two or More 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1.0%
Asian 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 94.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.3, Flood Brook School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Taconic and Green Regional School District #63, which includes Flood Brook School.

$9,641
Per student
-50%
vs Vermont
Avg $19,105
-42%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.1%
State 97.3%
Federal 0.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Flood Brook School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Manchester Elementary/Middle School Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Dorset Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Currier Memorial Union School Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Sunderland Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Flood Brook School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Taconic And Green Regional School District #63 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Vermont, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Flood Brook School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Flood Brook School

How many students attend Flood Brook School?

Flood Brook School has 287 students enrolled. It is a public school in Londonderry, VT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Flood Brook School?

The student-teacher ratio at Flood Brook School is 11.5:1, which is 3% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 27% 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 Flood Brook School?

18.5% of students at Flood Brook School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Flood Brook School?

The largest demographic group at Flood Brook School is White at 94.1% of enrollment, in Londonderry, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Flood Brook School?

Flood Brook School has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Flood Brook School a good school?

Flood Brook School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Taconic and Green Regional School District #63?

Besides Flood Brook School, Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 also operates Manchester Elementary/Middle School (396 students), Dorset Elementary School (187 students), and Currier Memorial Union School (70 students). See the Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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

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