Other / mixed grade configuration · Cuttingsville, VT

Shrewsbury Mountain School

Federal NCES profile for Shrewsbury Mountain School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500039300446
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Shrewsbury Mountain School earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Vermont schools.

36
Resource Index · Typical
14.4:1
large classes for Vermont
20.3%
free-lunch eligible
72
students enrolled

Shrewsbury Mountain School has class sizes larger than 83% of Vermont schools. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

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

-1 students YoY

Shrewsbury Mountain School held near 73 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 5.0 → 4.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 500039300446 · Cuttingsville, VT Other · SMALL · TRAD

72 enr · 14.4:1 · 20.3% lunch · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Mill River Union High School (368 students)

Shrewsbury Mountain School held near 73 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 5.0 → 4.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Vermont schools → · Find another →

Shrewsbury Mountain School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Shrewsbury Mountain School reports 72 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Shrewsbury Mountain School compares

Shrewsbury Mountain 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 14.4:1 ▲ 21% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 20.3% ▼ 26% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 72 top 89% - -

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

14.4:1
Leaner classes than 53% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
72
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
20.3%
free-lunch eligible - 26% below the Vermont average of 27.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.4:1
students per teacher - 21% above state mean
Top 83% in Vermont - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
41.7%
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
$27,225
per pupil, district-wide - above Vermont avg of $20,027
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 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 97.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.8%

Largest group: White at 97.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.4, Shrewsbury Mountain School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

District finance for Mill River Unified Union School District #52 reports $27,225 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Shrewsbury Mountain School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mill River Union High School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Clarendon Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Wallingford Village School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Tinmouth Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Shrewsbury Mountain School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mill River Unified Union School District #52 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Shrewsbury Mountain School

How many students attend Shrewsbury Mountain School?

Shrewsbury Mountain School has 72 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cuttingsville, VT. CCD year-over-year: 74 (2022-23) → 73 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Shrewsbury Mountain School?

The student-teacher ratio at Shrewsbury Mountain School is 14.4:1, which is 21% higher than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Shrewsbury Mountain School?

20.3% of students at Shrewsbury Mountain School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Shrewsbury Mountain School?

The largest demographic group at Shrewsbury Mountain School is White at 97.2% of enrollment, in Cuttingsville, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Shrewsbury Mountain School?

Shrewsbury Mountain School has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (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 Mill River Unified Union School District #52?

Besides Shrewsbury Mountain School, Mill River Unified Union School District #52 also operates Mill River Union High School (368 students), Clarendon Elementary School (152 students), and Wallingford Village School (122 students). See the Mill River Unified Union School District #52 district page for the complete list.

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.