Peoples Academy

Public high school, 9 to adult education · Morrisville, Vermont

Peoples Academy in Morrisville, Vermont enrolled 282 students in 2024-25 with 22.7 full-time teachers, 12.4 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, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Vermont: 82%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

265 students in 2022-23, 267 students in 2023-24, 282 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.9 to 22.7.

Students enrolled at Peoples Academy by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 267, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232652023-242672024-25282
Students enrolled at Peoples Academy by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 267, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232652023-242672024-25282
Students enrolled at Peoples Academy by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 267, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232652023-242672024-25282
Students enrolled at Peoples Academy by school year2022-23: 265, 2023-24: 267, 2024-25: 28201002003002022-232652023-242672024-25282
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326521.912.1
2023-2426722.711.8
2024-2528222.712.4

12.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 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; Peoples Academy 12.4; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherPeoples Academy 12.4state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Peoples Academy 12.4; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherPeoples Academy 12.4state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Peoples Academy 12.4; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherPeoples Academy 12.4state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; Peoples Academy 12.4; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherPeoples Academy 12.4state 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).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 121 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Peoples Academy enrolled 242 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 121 of the 242 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent32.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.0% of students were White, 3.5% of two or more races, 2.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White89.0%
  2. Two or more races3.5%
  3. Asian2.5%
  4. Hispanic2.1%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.7%

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 Peoples Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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, 2021-2250‑54%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2355‑59%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

80-84% of the 79 students in Peoples Academy'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 rate80‑84%not published82%
Students in the class79not 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 Peoples Academy

  1. Lamoille Union High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 506 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Montpelier High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 21 miles away: 388 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Peoples Academy with Lamoille Union High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 spends per student$24,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,549
  5. The largest public schools in VermontPeoples Academy is the number 34 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#34 of 47
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.12.4:1
  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 Peoples Academy

  1. How many students attend Peoples Academy?
    282 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 265 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Morrisville, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Peoples Academy?
    12.4 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.
  3. Is Peoples Academy a Title I school?
    Peoples Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Peoples Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Peoples Academy scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% 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 Peoples Academy?
    80-84% of the 79 students in Peoples Academy'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 Peoples Academy in?
    Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90, NCES district ID 5000448. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500044800207 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.

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