Hartford High School

Public high school, 9 to adult education · White River Junction, Vermont

Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vermont enrolled 502 students in 2024-25 with 52.8 full-time teachers, 9.5 students per teacher against the Vermont high-school median of 10.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% 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 85-89% (Vermont: 82%).

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

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

513 students in 2022-23, 501 students in 2023-24, 502 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.8 to 52.8.

Students enrolled at Hartford High School by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-235132023-245012024-25502
Students enrolled at Hartford High School by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-235132023-245012024-25502
Students enrolled at Hartford High School by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-235132023-245012024-25502
Students enrolled at Hartford High School by school year2022-23: 513, 2023-24: 501, 2024-25: 50202004006002022-235132023-245012024-25502
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351351.89.9
2023-2450153.29.4
2024-2550252.89.5

9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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; Hartford High School 9.5; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherHartford High School 9.5state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Hartford High School 9.5; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherHartford High School 9.5state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Hartford High School 9.5; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherHartford High School 9.5state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Hartford High School 9.5; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherHartford High School 9.5state 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).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 131 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hartford High School enrolled 523 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 131 of the 523 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent38.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.8% of students were White, 5.0% Hispanic, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White89.8%
  2. Hispanic5.0%
  3. Two or more races3.2%
  4. Black1.4%
  5. Asian0.6%

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 Hartford High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtVermont
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%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

85-89% of the 135 students in Hartford 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 rate85‑89%not published82%
Students in the class135not 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 Hartford High School

  1. Woodstock Union Middle/High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 440 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. White River Valley High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 224 students, 8.7 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Hartford High School with Woodstock Union Middle/High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hartford School District spends per student$27,129 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,129
  5. The largest public schools in VermontHartford High School is the number 19 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 47
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.9.5:1
  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 Hartford High School

  1. How many students attend Hartford High School?
    502 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 513 in 2022-23. It is a high school in White River Junction, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hartford High School?
    9.5 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 Hartford High School a Title I school?
    Hartford High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hartford High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hartford High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Hartford High School?
    85-89% of the 135 students in Hartford 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 Hartford High School in?
    Hartford School District, NCES district ID 5004590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500459000151 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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