Enrollment
315
Vermont · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Plainfield, VT
Twinfield Union School
Federal NCES profile for Twinfield Union School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 500822500335
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Twinfield Union School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Vermont schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.3:1
- small classes for Vermont
- 27.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 315
- students enrolled
Twinfield Union School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Vermont schools. Computed live against every Vermont school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Twinfield Union School District #33 · Vermont
NCES ID 500822500335 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
38.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 11.9:1 Vermont avg
-30% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
27.0%
vs 27.6% Vermont avg
-2% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Twinfield Union School compares with Vermont and U.S. medians
What stands out at Twinfield Union School
Twinfield Union School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Plainfield, Vermont, enrolling 315 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.3:1, Twinfield Union School is leaner than roughly 93% of Vermont schools and 30% under the state's 11.9:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 27.0% lands close to the Vermont typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 315 puts it in the larger third of Vermont schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 288 scored Vermont schools.
Against 78 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #24.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 158 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 46.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Among Plainfield's public schools, it stands alongside Calais Elementary School (91 students): Twinfield Union School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.3:1 vs 11.4:1).
Twinfield Union School District #33 operates only this one school, so Twinfield Union School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Twinfield Union School compares
Twinfield Union 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 | 8.3:1 | ▼ 30% | 11.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 27.0% | ▼ 2% | 27.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 315 | top 30% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
315
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
27.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 2% 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
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 7% in Vermont - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
46.3%
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
$17,447
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 158 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
19
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.6 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 87.0%
Two or More 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1%
African American 1.3%
Largest group: White at 87.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.5, Twinfield Union School is more mixed than the Vermont school average of 19.5.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Twinfield Union School District #33, which includes Twinfield Union School.
$17,447
Per student
-9%
vs Vermont
Avg $19,105
+5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 2.3%
State 97.7%
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.
Similar other schools in Plainfield
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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.
Similar enrollment (~315 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Twinfield Union School
How many students attend Twinfield Union School?
Twinfield Union School has 315 students enrolled. It is a public school in Plainfield, VT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twinfield Union School?
The student-teacher ratio at Twinfield Union School is 8.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Vermont average of 11.9:1 and 47% 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 Twinfield Union School?
27.0% of students at Twinfield Union School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Vermont average of 27.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Twinfield Union School?
The largest demographic group at Twinfield Union School is White at 87.0% of enrollment, in Plainfield, VT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Twinfield Union School?
Twinfield Union 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 Twinfield Union School a good school?
Twinfield Union School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% 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 Twinfield Union School District #33?
None reported; Twinfield Union School District #33 operates only Twinfield Union School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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