Vermont · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Vermont

The 50 public schools in Vermont with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a staffing-intensity measure computed from NCES staffing data (not a direct class-size figure).

Compiled from official source data by .
6.5:1
Best ratio
12.4:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Canaan Schools runs Vermont's smallest classes at 6.5:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 12.4:1.

6.5:1
smallest classes (Canaan Schools)
50
listed schools below the state average
12.4:1
Vermont average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Canaan Schools Canaan 184 6.5:1
2 White River Valley Middle School Bethel 133 7.4:1
3 Barnet Elementary School Barnet 135 7.9:1
4 Winooski High School Winooski 182 8.3:1
5 Twinfield Union School Plainfield 315 8.4:1
6 Danville School Danville 329 8.5:1
7 Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School Townshend 243 8.6:1
8 Cabot School Cabot 150 8.6:1
9 Hyde Park Elementary School Hyde Park 220 8.7:1
10 Winooski Middle School Winooski 146 8.7:1
11 Missisquoi Valley Union High School Swanton 759 8.8:1
12 Brattleboro Area Middle School Brattleboro 255 9:1
13 Vergennes Union High School Vergennes 245 9:1
14 Peoples Academy Middle School Morrisville 229 9:1
15 White River School White River Junction 204 9:1
16 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School Burlington 322 9.1:1
17 White River Valley High School South Royalton 224 9.1:1
18 Twin Valley Middle High School Whitingham 183 9.2:1
19 Milton Elementary School Milton 625 9.3:1
20 Harwood Union Middle/High School Moretown 556 9.3:1
21 Dorset Elementary School Dorset 187 9.3:1
22 Killington Elementary School Killington 112 9.3:1
23 Hartford Memorial Middle School White River Junction 280 9.5:1
24 Manchester Elementary/Middle School Manchester Center 396 9.6:1
25 Albert D. Lawton School Essex Junction 297 9.7:1
26 Eden Central School Eden 114 9.8:1
27 Crossett Brook Middle School Duxbury 262 9.9:1
28 Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. Wheeler Burlington 201 9.9:1
29 Johnson Elementary School Johnson 185 9.9:1
30 Mettawee Community School West Pawlet 124 9.9:1
31 Woodstock Union Middle/High School Woodstock 440 10:1
32 Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) Fairfax 393 10.1:1
33 Edmunds Middle School Burlington 356 10.1:1
34 Highgate Elementary School Highgate Center 282 10.1:1
35 Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Burlington 213 10.1:1
36 Putney Central School Putney 192 10.1:1
37 Hartford High School White River Junction 502 10.2:1
38 Lyndon Town School Lyndonville 471 10.2:1
39 Main Street Middle School Montpelier 348 10.2:1
40 Ottauquechee School Quechee 180 10.2:1
41 Mill River Union High School North Clarendon 368 10.3:1
42 Northfield Middle/High School Northfield 254 10.3:1
43 Vernon Elementary School Vernon 170 10.3:1
44 Oak Grove School Brattleboro 125 10.3:1
45 Proctor Junior/Senior High School Proctor 116 10.3:1
46 Edmunds Elementary School Burlington 279 10.4:1
47 Craftsbury Schools Craftsbury Common 207 10.4:1
48 Concord Graded/Middle School Concord 144 10.4:1
49 Georgia Elementary & Middle School Saint Albans 584 10.5:1
50 Milton Senior High School Milton 394 10.5:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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