Mt. Abraham Union High School

Public high school, 7 to adult education · Bristol, Vermont

Mt. Abraham Union High School in Bristol, Vermont enrolled 560 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 11.9 students per teacher against the Vermont high-school median of 10.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Vermont: 82%).

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%

621 students in 2022-23, 570 students in 2023-24, 560 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.0 to 47.0.

Students enrolled at Mt. Abraham Union High School by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 56002004006008002022-236212023-245702024-25560
Students enrolled at Mt. Abraham Union High School by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 56002004006008002022-236212023-245702024-25560
Students enrolled at Mt. Abraham Union High School by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 56002004006008002022-236212023-245702024-25560
Students enrolled at Mt. Abraham Union High School by school year2022-23: 621, 2023-24: 570, 2024-25: 56002004006008002022-236212023-245702024-25560
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362155.011.3
2023-2457053.010.8
2024-2556047.011.9

11.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 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.

Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 11.9; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 11.9; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 11.9; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 11.9; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 11.9state median 10.2U.S. 14.5

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).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 220 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mt. Abraham Union High School enrolled 659 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 220 of the 659 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.9% of students were White, 2.9% Hispanic, 2.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White92.9%
  2. Hispanic2.9%
  3. Black2.5%
  4. Two or more races0.7%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Mt. Abraham Union High School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtVermont
Reading and language arts, 2021-2234%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2334%not published39.9%

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

90-94% of the 118 students in Mt. Abraham Union 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtVermont
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%not published82%
Students in the class118not published5,828

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.

What to look at next about Mt. Abraham Union High School

  1. Vergennes Union High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 7.8 miles away: 245 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
  2. Champlain Valley Union High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 1,251 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Mt. Abraham Union High School with Vergennes Union High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 spends per student$25,696 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,696
  5. The largest public schools in VermontMt. Abraham Union High School is the number 15 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 47
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher11.9 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.11.9:1
  7. 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 Mt. Abraham Union High School

  1. How many students attend Mt. Abraham Union High School?
    560 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 621 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bristol, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt. Abraham Union High School?
    11.9 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.
  3. Is Mt. Abraham Union High School a Title I school?
    Mt. Abraham Union High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mt. Abraham Union High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mt. Abraham Union High School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Mt. Abraham Union High School?
    90-94% of the 118 students in Mt. Abraham Union 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.
  6. What district is Mt. Abraham Union High School in?
    Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61, NCES district ID 5000425. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500042500338 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