Other / mixed grade configuration · Whitingham, VT

Twin Valley Middle High School

Federal NCES profile for Twin Valley Middle High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500041800540
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
63
📋 Attendance
6
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Twin Valley Middle High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Vermont schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
8.7:1
small classes for Vermont
26.9%
free-lunch eligible
183
students enrolled

Twin Valley Middle High School has class sizes smaller than 90% of Vermont schools. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

183

Vermont · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.7:1

vs 11.9:1 Vermont avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

26.9%

vs 27.6% Vermont avg

-3% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Twin Valley Middle High School compares with Vermont and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.7:1

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

What stands out at Twin Valley Middle High School

Twin Valley Middle High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Whitingham, Vermont, enrolling 183 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.7:1, Twin Valley Middle High School is leaner than roughly 90% of Vermont schools and 27% under the state's 11.9:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 26.9% lands close to the Vermont typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

With 183 students, its enrollment sits close to the Vermont median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 288 scored Vermont schools.

Against 71 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #37.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment) (diversity index 11/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 183 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Discipline events run high: 68 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 183 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

Its district, Twin Valley Unified School District #75, also runs Twin Valley Elementary School (190 students).

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 Twin Valley Middle High School compares

Twin Valley Middle High 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 8.7:1 ▼ 27% 11.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 26.9% ▼ 3% 27.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 183 top 59% - -

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

8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
183
Bigger than 18% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
26.9%
free-lunch eligible - 3% 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
8.7:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 10% in Vermont - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.7%
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
$21,107
per pupil, district-wide - above Vermont avg of $19,105
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 183 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
34
in-school suspensions + 34 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 18.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 37.2 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 94.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4%
Asian 1.1%
African American 0.5%

Largest group: White at 94.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.4, Twin Valley Middle High School is less mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.

Programs

AP courses offered 2

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Twin Valley Unified School District #75, which includes Twin Valley Middle High School.

$21,107
Per student
+10%
vs Vermont
Avg $19,105
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 7.1%
State 92.9%
Federal 0.0%

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 Twin Valley Middle High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Twin Valley Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Twin Valley Middle High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Twin Valley Unified School District #75 · 1 sibling school

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 Twin Valley Middle High 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 Twin Valley Middle High School

How many students attend Twin Valley Middle High School?

Twin Valley Middle High School has 183 students enrolled. It is a public school in Whitingham, VT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Valley Middle High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Twin Valley Middle High School is 8.7:1, which is 27% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 45% 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 Twin Valley Middle High School?

26.9% of students at Twin Valley Middle High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Twin Valley Middle High School?

The largest demographic group at Twin Valley Middle High School is White at 94.0% of enrollment, in Whitingham, VT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Twin Valley Middle High School?

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

Is Twin Valley Middle High School a good school?

Twin Valley Middle High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Vermont schools. 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 Twin Valley Unified School District #75?

Besides Twin Valley Middle High School, Twin Valley Unified School District #75 also operates Twin Valley Elementary School (190 students). See the Twin Valley Unified School District #75 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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