Porters Point School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Colchester, Vermont
Porters Point School in Colchester, Vermont enrolled 359 students in 2024-25 with 18.3 full-time teachers, 19.6 students per teacher against the Vermont elementary-school median of 11.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 26% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
482 students in 2022-23, 497 students in 2023-24, 359 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 18.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 482 | 18.6 | 25.9 |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 20.5 | 24.2 |
| 2024-25 | 359 | 18.3 | 19.6 |
19.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Vermont elementary schools
Among the 200 Vermont elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.1; the national median for elementary 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 235 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Porters Point School enrolled 235 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 235 of the 235 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent7.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.2% of students were White, 6.7% of two or more races, 5.6% Black in 2024-25.
- White80.2%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Black5.6%
- Asian4.2%
- Hispanic3.3%
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.
Elementary schools in Colchester
3 public elementary schools in Colchester report 2024-25 enrollment; Porters Point School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malletts Bay School | 505 | 13.7 | 30.5% |
| Porters Point School | 359 | 19.6 | 21.7% |
| Union Memorial School | 355 | 19.6 | 22.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Porters Point School
- J. J. Flynn SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 292 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- C. P. Smith SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 255 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Porters Point School with J. J. Flynn SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Colchester School District spends per student$22,605 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,605
- The largest public schools in VermontPorters Point School is the number 32 by size of 200 Vermont elementary schools open in 2024-25.#32 of 200
- Vermont schools by students per teacher19.6 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 11.1 for elementary schools.19.6:1
- 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 Porters Point School
How many students attend Porters Point School?
359 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 482 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Colchester, VT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Porters Point School?
19.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for elementary schools is 11.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Porters Point School a Title I school?
Porters Point School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Porters Point School in?
Colchester School District, NCES district ID 5003240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500324000091 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
- 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.