North Country Union Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Derby, Vermont
North Country Union Junior High School in Derby, Vermont enrolled 234 students in 2024-25 with 28.3 full-time teachers, 8.3 students per teacher against the Vermont middle-school median of 9.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%
263 students in 2022-23, 240 students in 2023-24, 234 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.1 to 28.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 263 | 24.1 | 10.9 |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 29.5 | 8.1 |
| 2024-25 | 234 | 28.3 | 8.3 |
8.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Vermont middle schools
Among the 26 Vermont middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 9.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 240 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Country Union Junior High School enrolled 240 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 240 of the 240 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent39.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.7% of students were White, 3.4% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White92.7%
- Hispanic3.4%
- Two or more races3.4%
- American Indian0.4%
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 North Country Union Junior High School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 | 39% | not published | 44.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30% | 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.
What to look at next about North Country Union Junior High School
- How much North Country Union Junior High School spends per student$19,270 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,270
- The largest public schools in VermontNorth Country Union Junior High School is the number 19 by size of 26 Vermont middle schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 26
- Vermont schools by students per teacher8.3 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 9.8 for middle schools.8.3:1
- 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 North Country Union Junior High School
How many students attend North Country Union Junior High School?
234 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 263 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Derby, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Country Union Junior High School?
8.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for middle schools is 9.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is North Country Union Junior High School a Title I school?
North Country Union Junior High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at North Country Union Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at North Country Union Junior High School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 30% 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 district is North Country Union Junior High School in?
North Country Union Junior High School, NCES district ID 5009570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500957000470 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
- 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.