Vermont · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced School Districts in Vermont

Top 46 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled by PlainSchools, Education-data publisher · August 11, 2026

The ranking in one line

Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 in Vergennes leads Vermont's districts with an average school quality score of 52.3/100 across 3 schools.

52.3/100
top district score (grade C-): 3
schools in Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54: 940
students in the top district: 40/100
average across the top 46

#	District	Grade	Students	Schools	Avg S:T	Per-Pupil $	Avg Quality
1	Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54Vergennes	C-	940	3	9.7:1	$24,845	52.3
2	Fairfax School DistrictFairfax	D	1,049	2	12.1:1	$12,475	49.5
3	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51Essex Junction	D	3,767	9	12:1	$29,600	49.3
4	Winooski Incorporated School DistrictWinooski	D	803	3	9:1	$33,225	46
5	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058aHyde Park	D	629	4	8.5:1	$24,385	45.8
6	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61Bristol	D	1,420	6	14:1	$25,696	45.7
7	Harwood Unified Union School District #60Waitsfield	D	1,818	7	12:1	$26,132	45.3
8	Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76Woodstock	D	1,027	6	10.4:1	$19,969	45.2
9	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92Montpelier	D	1,430	6	11.5:1	$27,095	44.2
10	Taconic and Green Regional School District #63Sunderland	D	1,643	5	9.7:1	$10,243	43.2
11	Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401Jericho	D	2,620	8	14.7:1	$21,876	42.6
12	Mount Ascutney School District #86Windsor	D	644	2	11.5:1	$15,806	42.5
13	Hartford School DistrictWhite River Junction	D	1,459	5	9.6:1	$27,129	42
14	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62Fair Haven	D	1,268	5	12.2:1	$24,253	41.4
15	Green Mountain Unified School District #77Ludlow	D	689	3	11.1:1	$19,424	41
16	South Burlington School DistrictSouth Burlington	D	2,717	5	12.6:1	$23,871	40.8
17	Milton School DistrictMilton	D	1,478	3	11.2:1	$25,369	40.7
18	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School DistrictOrleans	D	733	6	11.6:1	$15,738	40.7
19	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55Middlebury	D	1,773	9	12.1:1	$25,531	40.6
20	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71Montpelier	D	1,234	4	11.7:1	$24,233	40.5
21	Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78Danville	D	547	3	8.4:1	$13,576	40.3
22	Missisquoi Valley School District #89Swanton	D	1,842	4	10.9:1	$24,690	40
23	Oxbow Unified Union School District #91Bradford	D	688	3	12.8:1	$20,702	40
24	White River Unified School District #79Royalton	F	629	4	9.9:1	$16,506	39
25	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96Brattleboro	F	2,373	8	10.8:1	$18,907	38.9
26	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64Lyndonville	F	1,736	7	10:1	$21,505	38.7
27	Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56Shelburne	F	4,235	5	13.6:1	$23,370	38.4
28	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53Brandon	F	1,246	4	13.7:1	$14,008	38.3
29	Rutland City School DistrictRutland	F	1,960	5	15.5:1	$30,414	38.2
30	Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88Richford	F	1,067	4	13.4:1	$17,572	37.3
31	Mill River Unified Union School District #52North Clarendon	F	800	5	14.5:1	$27,225	37.2
32	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058bHyde Park	F	748	2	10.9:1	$23,783	37
33	Burlington School DistrictBurlington	F	3,500	9	12.1:1	$29,715	36.8
34	Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90Morrisville	F	1,609	7	12.8:1	$24,549	36.7
35	Mount Anthony Union High School District #14Bennington	F	1,456	2	13.9:1	$14,021	36.5
36	North Country Union High School DistrictNewport	F	688	1	14.4:1	$22,447	36
37	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57Saint Albans	F	2,666	4	11.5:1	$26,352	35.5
38	Paine Mountain Union School District #68Williamstown	F	1,061	4	12.9:1	$12,800	35.5
39	Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85Richford	F	834	4	13.4:1	$14,306	35
40	Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70Rutland	F	1,111	5	12.2:1	$14,984	34.8
41	Rockingham School DistrictBellows Falls	F	532	3	14.4:1	$13,184	34.7
42	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59Randolph	F	859	4	12.8:1	$33,251	33.8
43	Springfield School DistrictSpringfield	F	1,243	4	12.6:1	$26,961	33.3
44	Colchester School DistrictColchester	F	2,435	5	15.5:1	$22,605	32.2
45	Barre Unified Union School District #97Barre	F	2,221	3	10.9:1	$27,371	31.7
46	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87Bennington	F	1,425	6	15.6:1	$11,056	31.3

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in Vermont? ▼

The top-ranked district in Vermont is Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 in Vergennes with 940 students across 3 schools. Average quality score: 52.3/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in Vermont? ▼

Vermont has 46+ school districts serving 77,627 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.