Enrollment
66
Vermont · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · West Halifax, VT
Halifax West School
Federal NCES profile for Halifax West School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500450000145
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 74
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Halifax West School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11:1
- students per teacher
- 22.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 66
- students enrolled
Halifax West School has class sizes near the Vermont median. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Halifax School District · Vermont
NCES ID 500450000145 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11:1
vs 11.9:1 Vermont avg
-8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
22.6%
vs 27.6% Vermont avg
-18% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Halifax West School compares with Vermont and U.S. medians
What stands out at Halifax West School
Halifax West School is a small combined-grade school in West Halifax, Vermont, enrolling 66 students.
At 11:1, 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.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 22.6% lands close to the Vermont typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Vermont schools, with 66 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 288 scored Vermont schools.
Against 34 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #21.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 14/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 132 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 47.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Halifax School District operates only this one school, so Halifax West School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 66 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Vermont's single-school districts.
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 Halifax West School compares
Halifax West 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 | 11:1 | ▼ 8% | 11.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 22.6% | ▼ 18% | 27.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 66 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
66
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
22.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 18% 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
11:1
students per teacher
- 8% below state mean
Top 41% in Vermont - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
47.0%
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
$20,956
per pupil, district-wide
- above Vermont avg of $19,105
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 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 92.4%
Two or More 4.5%
Asian 3.0%
Largest group: White at 92.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.3, Halifax West School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Halifax School District, which includes Halifax West School.
$20,956
Per student
+10%
vs Vermont
Avg $19,105
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 0.8%
State 99.2%
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.
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.
Similar enrollment (~66 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Halifax West School
How many students attend Halifax West School?
Halifax West School has 66 students enrolled. It is a public school in West Halifax, VT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Halifax West School?
The student-teacher ratio at Halifax West School is 11:1, which is 8% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 30% 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 Halifax West School?
22.6% of students at Halifax West School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Halifax West School?
The largest demographic group at Halifax West School is White at 92.4% of enrollment, in West Halifax, VT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Halifax West School?
Halifax West School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (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 Halifax West School a good school?
Halifax West School earns 40/100 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 Halifax School District?
None reported; Halifax School District operates only Halifax West School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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