High school (grades 9-12) · Orleans, VT

Lake Region Union High School

Federal NCES profile for Lake Region Union High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 500505000170
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
76
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lake Region Union High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

41
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
students per teacher
30.8%
free-lunch eligible
353
students enrolled

Lake Region Union High School has class sizes near the Vermont median. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-38 students YoY

Lake Region Union High School shrank from 386 students in 2022-23 to 348 in 2023-24 (-9.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 32.5 → 31.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-38 students YoY 500505000170 · Orleans, VT High · SMALL · TRAD

353 enr · 11:1 · 30.8% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Suned High School of North Broward (353 students)

Lake Region Union High School shrank from 386 students in 2022-23 to 348 in 2023-24 (-9.8%). Teacher FTE lost 32.5 → 31.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

How Lake Region Union High School compares

Lake Region Union High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 30.8% ▲ 12% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 353 top 25% - -

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.
353
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
30.8%
free-lunch eligible - 12% 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
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
50.4%
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
$17,635
per pupil, district-wide - below Vermont avg of $20,027
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 118 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 94.6%
Two or More 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.0%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 94.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.4, Lake Region Union High School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 9

District finance for Lake Region Union High School District #24 reports $17,635 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high 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.

Frequently asked questions about Lake Region Union High School

How many students attend Lake Region Union High School?

Lake Region Union High School has 353 students enrolled. It is a high school in Orleans, VT. CCD year-over-year: 386 (2022-23) → 348 (2023-24), down 38.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Region Union High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lake Region Union High 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 Lake Region Union High School?

30.8% of students at Lake Region Union High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lake Region Union High School?

The largest demographic group at Lake Region Union High School is White at 94.6% of enrollment, in Orleans, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lake Region Union High School?

Lake Region Union High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lake Region Union High School District #24?

None reported; Lake Region Union High School District #24 operates only Lake Region Union High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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