Other / mixed grade configuration · Jay, VT

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500496000015
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👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
13
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 94% of Vermont schools.

26
Resource Index · Lower
16.2:1
large classes for Vermont
28.8%
free-lunch eligible
81
students enrolled

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School has class sizes larger than 94% of Vermont schools. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

School address

Jay, VT 05859
District: Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District · Vermont

NCES ID 500496000015 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 500496000015 · Jay, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

81 enr · 16.2:1 · 28.8% lunch · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Jay/Westfield Joint 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 Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School compares

Jay/Westfield Joint 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 16.2:1 ▲ 36% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.8% ▲ 4% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 81 top 84% - -

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

16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
81
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
28.8%
free-lunch eligible - 4% above the Vermont average of 27.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.2:1
students per teacher - 36% above state mean
Top 94% in Vermont - lower ratio than 6% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
34.6%
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
$20,963
per pupil, district-wide - above Vermont avg of $20,027
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 87.7%
Hispanic or Latino 7.4%
Two or More 4.9%

Largest group: White at 87.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 22.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 22.3, Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is more mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District, which includes Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School.

$20,963
Per student
+5%
vs Vermont
Avg $20,027
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 87.8%
State 10.5%
Federal 1.7%

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 (~81 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School

How many students attend Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School has 81 students enrolled. It is a public school in Jay, VT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is 16.2:1, which is 36% higher than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?

28.8% of students at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School is White at 87.7% of enrollment, in Jay, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School?

Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District?

None reported; Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District operates only Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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