Other / mixed grade configuration · Marlboro, VT

Marlboro Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Marlboro Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500540000186

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Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The verdict

Marlboro Elementary School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 82% of Vermont schools.

25
Resource Index · Lower: 9.5:1
small classes for Vermont: 24.7%
free-lunch eligible: 76
students enrolled

Marlboro Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 82% of Vermont schools. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

School address

Marlboro, VT 05344

District: Marlboro School District · Vermont

NCES ID 500540000186 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 500540000186 · Marlboro, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

76 enr · 9.5:1 · 24.7% lunch · RII 25

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Marlboro 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 Marlboro Elementary School compares

Marlboro 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	9.5:1	▼ 20%	11.9:1	15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible	24.7%	▼ 11%	27.6%	51.7%
Enrollment	76	top 88%	-	-

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

9.5:1

Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.

Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need

24.7%

free-lunch eligible - 11% 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

9.5:1

students per teacher - 20% below state mean

Top 18% in Vermont - lower ratio than 82% of state schools

Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.

Engagement

36.8%

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

$20,701

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

Counselors0.1 FTE

Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Discipline context

in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school

Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.5%

African American 5.3%

Hispanic or Latino 3.9%

Asian 3.9%

Two or More 1.3%

Largest group: White at 85.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.3, Marlboro Elementary School is more mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Marlboro School District, which includes Marlboro Elementary School.

$20,701

Per student

+3%

vs Vermont

Avg $20,027

+17%

vs U.S.

Avg $17,658

Revenue mix

Local 2.0%

State 97.8%

Federal 0.2%

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 (~76 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Marlboro Elementary School

How many students attend Marlboro Elementary School?

Marlboro Elementary School has 76 students enrolled. It is a public school in Marlboro, VT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Marlboro Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Marlboro Elementary School is 9.5:1, which is 20% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 39% 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 Marlboro Elementary School?

24.7% of students at Marlboro Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Marlboro Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Marlboro Elementary School is White at 85.5% of enrollment, in Marlboro, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Marlboro Elementary School?

Marlboro Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower 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 Marlboro School District?

None reported; Marlboro School District operates only Marlboro Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.