U-32 Middle & High School

Public high school, 7 to adult education · Montpelier, Vermont

U-32 Middle & High School in Montpelier, Vermont enrolled 647 students in 2024-25 with 63.1 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Vermont high-school median of 10.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Vermont: 44.4% and 39.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Vermont: 82%).

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

707 students in 2022-23, 692 students in 2023-24, 647 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.8 to 63.1.

Students enrolled at U-32 Middle & High School by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-237072023-246922024-25647
Students enrolled at U-32 Middle & High School by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-237072023-246922024-25647
Students enrolled at U-32 Middle & High School by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-237072023-246922024-25647
Students enrolled at U-32 Middle & High School by school year2022-23: 707, 2023-24: 692, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-237072023-246922024-25647
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370762.811.3
2023-2469278.58.8
2024-2564763.110.2

10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Vermont high schools

Among the 47 Vermont high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 10.2; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 10.2state median 10.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 180 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection U-32 Middle & High School enrolled 720 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 180 of the 720 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent19.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.2% of students were White, 3.9% of two or more races, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White91.2%
  2. Two or more races3.9%
  3. Hispanic2.0%
  4. Black1.4%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at U-32 Middle & High School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Vermont, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtVermont
Reading and language arts, 2021-2246%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2346%not published39.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

75-79% of the 129 students in U-32 Middle & High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82% across Vermont. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtVermont
Four-year graduation rate75‑79%not published82%
Students in the class129not published5,828

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Montpelier

2 public high schools in Montpelier report 2024-25 enrollment; U-32 Middle & High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
U-32 Middle & High School64710.236.2%
Montpelier High School38810.421.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about U-32 Middle & High School

  1. Montpelier High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 388 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  2. Spaulding Union High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 610 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare U-32 Middle & High School with Montpelier High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 spends per student$27,095 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,095
  5. The largest public schools in VermontU-32 Middle & High School is the number 13 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 47
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.10.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about U-32 Middle & High School

  1. How many students attend U-32 Middle & High School?
    647 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 707 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Montpelier, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at U-32 Middle & High School?
    10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Vermont median for high schools is 10.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is U-32 Middle & High School a Title I school?
    U-32 Middle & High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at U-32 Middle & High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at U-32 Middle & High School scored proficient or above: 46% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 44.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.9% in math in 2022-23 across Vermont. Vermont's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at U-32 Middle & High School?
    75-79% of the 129 students in U-32 Middle & High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82% across Vermont. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is U-32 Middle & High School in?
    Washington Central Unified Union School District #92, NCES district ID 5000439. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500043900339 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22