Other / mixed grade configuration · Sutton, VT

Sutton Village School

Federal NCES profile for Sutton Village School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500042100322
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
65
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sutton Village School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median.

37
Resource Index · Typical
11.8:1
students per teacher
41.6%
free-lunch eligible
106
students enrolled

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

Enrollment

106

Vermont · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.8:1

vs 11.9:1 Vermont avg

-1% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

41.6%

vs 27.6% Vermont avg

+51% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Sutton Village School compares with Vermont and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Sutton Village School

Sutton Village School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Sutton, Vermont, enrolling 106 students.

At 11.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Vermont median, within a few percentage points of the 11.9:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 41.6% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 106 puts it in the smaller third of Vermont schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 288 scored Vermont schools.

Against 42 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #29.

Its student body is predominantly White (99% of enrollment) (diversity index 2/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 177 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 also operates Lyndon Town School (471 students) and Burke Town School (188 students) alongside Sutton Village School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Sutton Village School compares

Sutton Village School on the metrics families compare, against Vermont and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Vermont Vermont avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.8:1 ▼ 1% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 41.6% ▲ 51% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 106 top 79% - -

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

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
106
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
41.6%
free-lunch eligible - 51% above the Vermont average of 27.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.8:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 53% in Vermont - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.5%
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
$18,643
per pupil, district-wide - below Vermont avg of $19,105
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 99.1%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 99.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 1.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 1.8, Sutton Village School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64, which includes Sutton Village School.

$18,643
Per student
-2%
vs Vermont
Avg $19,105
+12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.2%
State 85.7%
Federal 12.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Sutton Village School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lyndon Town School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Burke Town School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Millers Run School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Concord Graded/Middle School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Lunenburg & Gilman Schools Smaller Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Vermont, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Sutton Village School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Sutton Village School

How many students attend Sutton Village School?

Sutton Village School has 106 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sutton, VT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sutton Village School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sutton Village School is 11.8:1, which is 1% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Sutton Village School?

41.6% of students at Sutton Village School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sutton Village School?

The largest demographic group at Sutton Village School is White at 99.1% of enrollment, in Sutton, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sutton Village School?

Sutton Village School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Sutton Village School a good school?

Sutton Village School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Vermont median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64?

Besides Sutton Village School, Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 also operates Lyndon Town School (471 students), Burke Town School (188 students), and Millers Run School (146 students). See the Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 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 2021-22) · 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.

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