Green Mountain Union High School
Public high school, 7 to adult education · Chester, Vermont
Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, Vermont enrolled 300 students in 2024-25 with 34.6 full-time teachers, 8.7 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, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 65-69% (Vermont: 82%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 19%
326 students in 2022-23, 293 students in 2023-24, 300 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.1 to 34.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 326 | 29.1 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 35.1 | 8.3 |
| 2024-25 | 300 | 34.6 | 8.7 |
8.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 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.
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).
5 AP courses and one counselor per 122 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Green Mountain Union High School enrolled 365 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 87 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses5
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 122 of the 365 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions87
- Chronically absent39.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.7% of students were White, 3.3% Hispanic, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White92.7%
- Hispanic3.3%
- Two or more races3.0%
- Black1.0%
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 Green Mountain Union High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Vermont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑44% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | not published | 39.9% |
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
65-69% of the 68 students in Green Mountain Union 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.
| This school | Its district | Vermont | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 65‑69% | not published | 82% |
| Students in the class | 68 | not published | 5,828 |
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 Green Mountain Union High School
- Springfield High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.5 miles away: 306 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
- Bellows Falls Union High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 303 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Green Mountain Union High School with Springfield High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Green Mountain Unified School District #77 spends per student$19,424 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,424
- The largest public schools in VermontGreen Mountain Union High School is the number 33 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#33 of 47
- Vermont schools by students per teacher8.7 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.8.7:1
- 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 Green Mountain Union High School
How many students attend Green Mountain Union High School?
300 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Chester, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Green Mountain Union High School?
8.7 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.Is Green Mountain Union High School a Title I school?
Green Mountain Union 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).How do students at Green Mountain Union High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Green Mountain Union High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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.What is the graduation rate at Green Mountain Union High School?
65-69% of the 68 students in Green Mountain Union 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.What district is Green Mountain Union High School in?
Green Mountain Unified School District #77, NCES district ID 5000427. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500042700348 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.