Enrollment
124
Vermont · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · West Pawlet, VT
Mettawee Community School
Federal NCES profile for Mettawee Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500041900177
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 65
📋 Attendance 17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mettawee Community School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Vermont schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.9:1
- small classes for Vermont
- 35.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 124
- students enrolled
Mettawee Community School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Vermont schools. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mettawee School District #84 · Vermont
NCES ID 500041900177 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.9:1
vs 11.9:1 Vermont avg
-25% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
35.5%
vs 27.6% Vermont avg
+29% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mettawee Community School compares with Vermont and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mettawee Community School
Mettawee Community School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in West Pawlet, Vermont, enrolling 124 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.9:1, Mettawee Community School is leaner than roughly 88% of Vermont schools and 25% under the state's 11.9:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 35.5% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 124 puts it in the smaller third of Vermont schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 288 scored Vermont schools.
Against 49 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #13.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 177 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 33.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Mettawee School District #84 operates only this one school, so Mettawee Community School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Mettawee Community School compares
Mettawee Community 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 | 8.9:1 | ▼ 25% | 11.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 35.5% | ▲ 29% | 27.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 124 | top 71% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
35.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 29% 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
8.9:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 12% in Vermont - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.1%
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
$17,800
per pupil, district-wide
- below Vermont avg of $19,105
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.7 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 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 87.9%
Hispanic or Latino 8.1%
Two or More 2.4%
African American 1.6%
Largest group: White at 87.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.0, Mettawee Community School is more mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mettawee School District #84, which includes Mettawee Community School.
$17,800
Per student
-7%
vs Vermont
Avg $19,105
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.2%
State 97.8%
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 (~124 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mettawee Community School
How many students attend Mettawee Community School?
Mettawee Community School has 124 students enrolled. It is a public school in West Pawlet, VT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mettawee Community School?
The student-teacher ratio at Mettawee Community School is 8.9:1, which is 25% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 43% 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 Mettawee Community School?
35.5% of students at Mettawee Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mettawee Community School?
The largest demographic group at Mettawee Community School is White at 87.9% of enrollment, in West Pawlet, VT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mettawee Community School?
Mettawee Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (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 Mettawee Community School a good school?
Mettawee Community School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Vermont schools. 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 Mettawee School District #84?
None reported; Mettawee School District #84 operates only Mettawee Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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