Vermont · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Vermont

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Vermont, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 Vermont schools listed here average 52.4% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 49 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

52.4%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 80.7%
highest rate (Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School): 49
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School Townshend	243	Critical	80.7%
2	Richford Junior/Senior High School Richford	217	Critical	80.6%
3	Barton Graded School Barton	136	Critical	76.5%
4	White River Valley Middle School Bethel	133	Critical	67.7%
5	Orange Center School East Barre	80	Critical	67.5%
6	Spaulding Union High School Barre	610	Critical	67.4%
7	Fair Haven Grade School Fair Haven	248	Critical	66.5%
8	Johnson Elementary School Johnson	185	Critical	65.4%
9	Barre City Elementary/Middle School Barre	701	Critical	65.0%
10	Poultney High School Poultney	208	Critical	64.9%
11	Lunenburg & Gilman Schools Gilman	64	Critical	64.1%
12	Springfield High School Springfield	306	Critical	63.7%
13	Concord Graded/Middle School Concord	144	Critical	63.2%
14	Mt. Anthony Union Middle School Bennington	484	Critical	62.8%
15	Williamstown Middle/High School Williamstown	261	Critical	62.5%
16	Clarendon Elementary School North Clarendon	152	Critical	61.8%
17	Winooski High School Winooski	182	Critical	61.5%
18	Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School Bennington	855	Critical	60.9%
19	Irasburg Village School Irasburg	87	Critical	60.9%
20	Riverside Middle School Springfield	247	Critical	60.7%
21	Albany Community School Albany	98	Critical	60.2%
22	North Country Union High School Newport	678	Critical	59.9%
23	Barre Town Elementary & Middle School Barre	821	Critical	59.3%
24	Union Street School Springfield	246	Critical	58.1%
25	Bellows Falls Middle School Bellows Falls	245	Critical	58.0%
26	Chester Andover Elementary School Chester	246	Critical	56.9%
27	Orleans Elementary School Orleans	132	Critical	56.8%
28	Cabot School Cabot	150	Critical	56.7%
29	Green Street School Brattleboro	237	Critical	56.5%
30	Orwell Village School Orwell	115	Critical	56.5%
31	Wells Village School Wells	80	Critical	56.3%
32	Charleston Elementary School West Charleston	118	Critical	55.9%
33	Burke Town School West Burke	188	Critical	55.3%
34	Hazen Union High School Hardwick	265	Critical	54.0%
35	Glover Community School Glover	78	Critical	53.8%
36	Central Elementary School Bellows Falls	182	Critical	53.3%
37	Poultney Elementary School Poultney	267	Critical	53.2%
38	Lyndon Town School Lyndonville	471	Critical	52.7%
39	Molly Stark School Bennington	402	Critical	52.7%
40	North Country Union Junior High School Derby	234	Critical	52.6%
41	Blue Mountain Union School Wells River	392	Critical	52.0%
42	Newport City Elementary School Newport	316	Critical	51.9%
43	Neshobe School Brandon	387	Critical	51.2%
44	Oak Grove School Brattleboro	125	Critical	51.2%
45	Newark School Newark	51	Critical	51.0%
46	Mill River Union High School North Clarendon	368	Critical	50.8%
47	Lake Region Union High School Orleans	353	Critical	50.4%
48	Hartford Memorial Middle School White River Junction	280	Critical	50.4%
49	Pownal Elementary School Pownal	249	Critical	50.2%
50	Hardwick Elementary School Hardwick	223	High	49.8%
51	Alburg Community Education Center Alburg	188	High	49.5%
52	Waterville Elementary School Waterville	79	High	49.4%
53	Lowell Graded School Lowell	79	High	49.4%
54	Lamoille Union Middle School Hyde Park	229	High	49.3%
55	Troy School North Troy	195	High	49.2%
56	Proctor Junior/Senior High School Proctor	116	High	49.1%
57	Braintree School Braintree	88	High	48.9%
58	Brighton Elementary School Island Pond	127	High	48.8%
59	Oxbow Union High School Bradford	322	High	48.4%
60	Randolph Elementary School Randolph	289	High	48.4%
61	Danville School Danville	329	High	48.3%
62	Eden Central School Eden	114	High	48.2%
63	Woodbury Elementary School Woodbury	54	High	48.1%
64	St. Albans City Elementary School Saint Albans	681	High	48.0%
65	White River School White River Junction	204	High	48.0%
66	Elm Hill School Springfield	343	High	47.8%
67	Vernon Elementary School Vernon	170	High	47.1%
68	Currier Memorial Union School Danby	70	High	47.1%
69	Grand Isle School Grand Isle	151	High	47.0%
70	Halifax West School West Halifax	66	High	47.0%
71	Bradford Elementary School Bradford	216	High	46.8%
72	Washington Village School Washington	120	High	46.7%
73	Walden School Walden	73	High	46.6%
74	Bennington Elementary School Bennington	278	High	46.4%
75	Twinfield Union School Plainfield	315	High	46.3%
76	Hartford High School White River Junction	502	High	45.8%
77	Otter Creek Academy at Leicester Sudbury and Whiting Whiting	92	High	45.7%
78	Twin Valley Elementary School Wilmington	190	High	45.3%
79	Lamoille Union High School Hyde Park	506	High	44.7%
80	Shoreham Elementary School Shoreham	56	High	44.6%
81	Middletown Springs Elementary School Middletown Springs	54	High	44.4%
82	Brattleboro Area Middle School Brattleboro	255	High	44.3%
83	Ludlow Elementary School Ludlow	79	High	44.3%
84	Saxton River Elementary School Saxtons River	79	High	44.3%
85	Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) Saint Albans	905	High	44.2%
86	Rivendell Academy Orford	209	High	44.0%
87	Rutland Senior High School Rutland	721	High	43.8%
88	Putney Central School Putney	192	High	43.8%
89	Richford Elementary School Richford	187	High	43.3%
90	Barnet Elementary School Barnet	135	High	43.0%
91	Brattleboro Union High School Brattleboro	705	High	42.8%
92	Green Mountain Union High School Chester	300	High	42.7%
93	Bellows Falls Union High School Bellows Falls	303	High	42.6%
94	Hartland Elementary School Hartland	272	High	42.6%
95	Arlington Memorial Arlington	202	High	42.6%
96	Academy School Brattleboro	418	High	42.1%
97	Enosburg Falls Middle/High School Enosburg Falls	436	High	41.7%
98	Shrewsbury Mountain School Cuttingsville	72	High	41.7%
99	Sutton Village School Sutton	106	High	41.5%
100	Rutland Middle School Rutland	249	High	41.4%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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