Vergennes Union High School

Public high school, 9 to adult education · Vergennes, Vermont

Vergennes Union High School in Vergennes, Vermont enrolled 245 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 7.7 students per teacher against the Vermont high-school median of 10.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 38% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%

398 students in 2022-23, 242 students in 2023-24, 245 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.8 to 32.0.

Students enrolled at Vergennes Union High School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24501002003004002022-233982023-242422024-25245
Students enrolled at Vergennes Union High School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24501002003004002022-233982023-242422024-25245
Students enrolled at Vergennes Union High School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24501002003004002022-233982023-242422024-25245
Students enrolled at Vergennes Union High School by school year2022-23: 398, 2023-24: 242, 2024-25: 24501002003004002022-233982023-242422024-25245
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339844.88.9
2023-2424233.57.2
2024-2524532.07.7

7.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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 7.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 7.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 7.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state median 10.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Vermont high schools, 2024-2547 values from 6.4 to 14.7; This school 7.7; state median 10.2.51015students per full-time teacherThis school 7.7state 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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 138 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vergennes Union High School enrolled 415 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 138 of the 415 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.8% of students were White, 4.9% Hispanic, 2.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White89.8%
  2. Hispanic4.9%
  3. Black2.4%
  4. Two or more races2.0%
  5. American Indian0.8%

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 Vergennes Union High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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, 2021-2240‑44%not published44.4%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%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 87 students in Vergennes Union 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 class87not 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.

What to look at next about Vergennes Union High School

  1. Mt. Abraham Union High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 7.8 miles away: 560 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
  2. Champlain Valley Union High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 1,251 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Vergennes Union High School with Mt. Abraham Union High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Addison Northwest School District spends per student$24,845 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,845
  5. The largest public schools in VermontVergennes Union High School is the number 38 by size of 47 Vermont high schools open in 2024-25.#38 of 47
  6. Vermont schools by students per teacher7.7 students per teacher here against the Vermont median of 10.2 for high schools.7.7:1
  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 Vergennes Union High School

  1. How many students attend Vergennes Union High School?
    245 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 398 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Vergennes, VT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Vergennes Union High School?
    7.7 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 Vergennes Union High School a Title I school?
    Vergennes Union High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Vergennes Union High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Vergennes Union High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 Vergennes Union High School?
    75-79% of the 87 students in Vergennes Union 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 Vergennes Union High School in?
    Addison Northwest School District, NCES district ID 5000398. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 500039800350 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