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.

46
Districts ranked
68,652
Students enrolled
39/100
Avg quality score
D
Top grade

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 49.3/100 across 3 schools.

49.3/100
top district score (grade D)
3
schools in Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
940
students in the top district
39/100
average across the top 46
# District GradeAvg Quality
1 Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 Vergennes D 49.3
2 Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51 Essex Junction D 48.8
3 Fairfax School District Fairfax D 48.5
4 Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 Bristol D 46.2
5 Winooski Incorporated School District Winooski D 46
6 Harwood Unified Union School District #60 Waitsfield D 45.4
7 Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058a Hyde Park D 45.3
8 Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 Woodstock D 44.7
9 Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 Montpelier D 43.2
10 Mount Ascutney School District #86 Windsor D 43
11 Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 Sunderland D 42.6
12 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Jericho D 42.5
13 Hartford School District White River Junction D 41.6
14 Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 Fair Haven D 41.2
15 Milton School District Milton D 40.7
16 South Burlington School District South Burlington D 40.6
17 Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 Montpelier D 40.5
18 Missisquoi Valley School District #89 Swanton D 40
19 Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 Bradford D 40
20 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Middlebury F 39.8
21 Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Danville F 39.7
22 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District Orleans F 39.5
23 Green Mountain Unified School District #77 Ludlow F 39.3
24 White River Unified School District #79 Royalton F 39.3
25 Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 Brattleboro F 38.9
26 Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 Lyndonville F 38.1
27 Rutland City School District Rutland F 38
28 Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 Brandon F 37.5
29 Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 Richford F 37.5
30 Mill River Unified Union School District #52 North Clarendon F 37
31 Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 Shelburne F 36.8
32 Burlington School District Burlington F 36.7
33 Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 Morrisville F 36.4
34 Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058b Hyde Park F 36
35 North Country Union High School District Newport F 36
36 Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 Saint Albans F 35.3
37 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 Richford F 35.3
38 Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 Bennington F 35
39 Paine Mountain Union School District #68 Williamstown F 34.8
40 Rockingham School District Bellows Falls F 34.7
41 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 Rutland F 34
42 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 Randolph F 34
43 Colchester School District Colchester F 32.8
44 Springfield School District Springfield F 32.3
45 Barre Unified Union School District #97 Barre F 31.3
46 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 Bennington F 31

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: 49.3/100. 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 12.4:1.

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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.