Other / mixed grade configuration · North Clarendon, VT

Mill River Union High School

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500039300344
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mill River Union High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Vermont schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
10.2:1
small classes for Vermont
24.9%
free-lunch eligible
368
students enrolled

Mill River Union High School has class sizes smaller than 72% of Vermont schools. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

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

+10 students YoY

Mill River Union High School held near 380 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 36.1 → 37.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+10 students YoY 500039300344 · North Clarendon, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

368 enr · 10.2:1 · 24.9% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Clarendon Elementary School (152 students)

Mill River Union High School held near 380 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount). Teacher FTE added 36.1 → 37.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

Mill River Union High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Mill River Union High School reports 368 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Mill River Union High School compares

Mill River Union High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Vermont and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Vermont Vermont avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.2:1 ▼ 14% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 24.9% ▼ 10% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 368 top 23% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
368
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
24.9%
free-lunch eligible - 10% 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
10.2:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 28% in Vermont - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
50.8%
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
$27,225
per pupil, district-wide - above Vermont avg of $20,027
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 123 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 27 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 95.9%
Two or More 1.6%
African American 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8%
Asian 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 95.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 8.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 8.0, Mill River Union High School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 8

District finance for Mill River Unified Union School District #52 reports $27,225 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Mill River Union High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Clarendon Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Wallingford Village School Smaller Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Shrewsbury Mountain School Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Tinmouth Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mill River Union High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mill River Unified Union School District #52 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in North Clarendon

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Mill River Union High School

How many students attend Mill River Union High School?

Mill River Union High School has 368 students enrolled. It is a public school in North Clarendon, VT. CCD year-over-year: 370 (2022-23) → 380 (2023-24), nearly flat (+10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mill River Union High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mill River Union High School is 10.2:1, which is 14% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 35% 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 Mill River Union High School?

24.9% of students at Mill River Union High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mill River Union High School?

The largest demographic group at Mill River Union High School is White at 95.9% of enrollment, in North Clarendon, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mill River Union High School?

Mill River 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 Mill River Unified Union School District #52?

Besides Mill River Union High School, Mill River Unified Union School District #52 also operates Clarendon Elementary School (152 students), Wallingford Village School (122 students), and Shrewsbury Mountain School (72 students). See the Mill River Unified Union School District #52 district page for the complete list.

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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