Other / mixed grade configuration · Sharon, VT

Sharon Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Sharon Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500726000283
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
44
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sharon Elementary School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

47
Resource Index · Typical
12:1
students per teacher
30.0%
free-lunch eligible
156
students enrolled

Sharon Elementary School has class sizes near the Vermont median. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-3 students YoY

Sharon Elementary School held near 167 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 13.7 → 13.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 500726000283 · Sharon, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

156 enr · 12:1 · 30.0% lunch · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Sharon Elementary School held near 167 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 13.7 → 13.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

How Sharon Elementary School compares

Sharon Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Vermont and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Vermont Vermont avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12:1 ▲ 1% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 30.0% ▲ 9% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 156 top 64% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
156
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
30.0%
free-lunch eligible - 9% above the Vermont average of 27.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12:1
students per teacher - 1% above state mean
Top 57% in Vermont - lower ratio than 43% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,041
per pupil, district-wide - below Vermont avg of $20,027
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.8%
African American 1.3%
Two or More 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 96.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.3, Sharon Elementary School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

District finance for Sharon School District reports $9,041 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Sharon Elementary School

How many students attend Sharon Elementary School?

Sharon Elementary School has 156 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sharon, VT. CCD year-over-year: 170 (2022-23) → 167 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharon Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sharon Elementary School is 12:1, which is 1% higher than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sharon Elementary School?

30.0% of students at Sharon Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sharon Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Sharon Elementary School is White at 96.8% of enrollment, in Sharon, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sharon Elementary School?

Sharon Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Sharon School District?

None reported; Sharon School District operates only Sharon Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.