Montpelier High School
Public high school, 9 to adult education · Montpelier, Vermont
Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vermont enrolled 388 students in 2024-25 with 37.4 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Vermont high-school median of 10.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Vermont: 82%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
403 students in 2022-23, 371 students in 2023-24, 388 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 37.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 403 | 36.0 | 11.2 |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 35.8 | 10.4 |
| 2024-25 | 388 | 37.4 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Vermont high schools
Among the 47 Vermont high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 137 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Montpelier High School enrolled 411 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 137 of the 411 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.9% of students were White, 4.6% Hispanic, 2.6% Asian in 2024-25.
- White87.9%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Asian2.6%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Black1.8%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Montpelier High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Vermont, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Vermont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40‑44% | not published | 39.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
75-79% of the 117 students in Montpelier High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82% across Vermont. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Vermont | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 75‑79% | not published | 82% |
| Students in the class | 117 | not published | 5,828 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Montpelier
2 public high schools in Montpelier report 2024-25 enrollment; Montpelier High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-32 Middle & High School | 647 | 10.2 | 36.2% |
| Montpelier High School | 388 | 10.4 | 21.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Montpelier High School
- U-32 Middle & High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 647 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Spaulding Union High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 6.8 miles away: 610 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Montpelier High School with U-32 Middle & High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools spends per student$24,233 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,233
- The largest public schools in VermontMontpelier High School is the number 26 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 47
- Vermont schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.10.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Montpelier High School
How many students attend Montpelier High School?
388 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 403 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Montpelier, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Montpelier High School?
10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for high schools is 10.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Montpelier High School a Title I school?
Montpelier High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Montpelier High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Montpelier High School scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Vermont's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Montpelier High School?
75-79% of the 117 students in Montpelier High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82% across Vermont. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Montpelier High School in?
Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools, NCES district ID 5000410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500041000199 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.