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Vermont school districts by resource index Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 has the highest mean resource index of Vermont's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 54 of 100 across its 3 schools open in 2024-25, with 9.1 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.
Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Vermont Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 54.0; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 53.2; Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 52.7; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A 52.3; Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 52.2; Fairfax School District 52.0; Milton School District 51.0; Harwood Unified Union School District #60 50.9; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 50.4; Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 50.4. 0 25 50 75 100 Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 54.0 Washington Central Unified Union School District … 53.2 Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #… 52.7 Lamoille North Modified Union School District #05… 52.3 Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 52.2 Fairfax School District 52.0 Milton School District 51.0 Harwood Unified Union School District #60 50.9 Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Unio… 50.4 Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 50.4
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Vermont Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 54.0; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 53.2; Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 52.7; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A 52.3; Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 52.2; Fairfax School District 52.0; Milton School District 51.0; Harwood Unified Union School District #60 50.9; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 50.4; Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 50.4. 0 25 50 75 100 Oxbow Unified Union School District… 54.0 Washington Central Unified Union Sc… 53.2 Addison Northwest Unified Union Sch… 52.7 Lamoille North Modified Union Schoo… 52.3 Windsor Central Unified Union Schoo… 52.2 Fairfax School District 52.0 Milton School District 51.0 Harwood Unified Union School Distri… 50.9 Essex Westford Educational Communit… 50.4 Slate Valley Unified Union School D… 50.4
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Vermont Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 54.0; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 53.2; Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 52.7; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A 52.3; Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 52.2; Fairfax School District 52.0; Milton School District 51.0; Harwood Unified Union School District #60 50.9; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 50.4; Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 50.4. 0 50 100 Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 54.0 Washington Central Unified Union School Dis… 53.2 Addison Northwest Unified Union School Dist… 52.7 Lamoille North Modified Union School Distri… 52.3 Windsor Central Unified Union School Distri… 52.2 Fairfax School District 52.0 Milton School District 51.0 Harwood Unified Union School District #60 50.9 Essex Westford Educational Community Unifie… 50.4 Slate Valley Unified Union School District… 50.4
Mean resource index of the district's schools, Vermont Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 54.0; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 53.2; Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 52.7; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A 52.3; Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 52.2; Fairfax School District 52.0; Milton School District 51.0; Harwood Unified Union School District #60 50.9; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 50.4; Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 50.4. 0 50 100 Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 54.0 Washington Central Unified Union School… 53.2 Addison Northwest Unified Union School… 52.7 Lamoille North Modified Union School Di… 52.3 Windsor Central Unified Union School Di… 52.2 Fairfax School District 52.0 Milton School District 51.0 Harwood Unified Union School District #… 50.9 Essex Westford Educational Community Un… 50.4 Slate Valley Unified Union School Distr… 50.4
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The 45 highest district means District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 3 688 9.1 $20,702 54.0 Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 6 1,430 11.4 $27,095 53.2 Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 3 940 10.9 $24,845 52.7 Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A 4 629 7.6 $24,385 52.3 Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76 6 1,027 11.0 $19,969 52.2 Fairfax School District 2 1,049 11.6 $12,475 52.0 Milton School District 3 1,478 10.3 $25,369 51.0 Harwood Unified Union School District #60 7 1,818 11.4 $26,132 50.9 Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 9 3,767 12.7 $29,600 50.4 Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 5 1,268 12.8 $24,253 50.4 Green Mountain Unified School District #77 3 689 8.2 $19,424 50.0 Missisquoi Valley School District #89 4 1,842 12.5 $24,690 49.8 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 4 834 11.5 $14,306 49.5 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 9 1,773 11.2 $25,531 49.3 Winooski Incorporated School District 3 803 8.6 $33,225 49.3
The other 30 on the list District Open schools Students, fall 2022 Per teacher Per student Index Hartford School District 5 1,459 9.6 $27,129 48.8 Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 3 547 8.9 $13,576 48.7 Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 5 1,420 13.3 $25,696 48.6 Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 8 2,373 8.8 $18,907 48.5 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District 6 733 9.5 $15,738 48.2 Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 4 1,246 9.6 $14,008 47.8 White River Unified School District #79 4 629 10.3 $16,506 47.8 Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 5 1,643 10.6 $10,243 47.6 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 8 2,620 15.3 $21,876 46.6 Mount Ascutney School District #86 2 644 10.8 $15,806 46.5 Mill River Unified Union School District #52 5 800 13.6 $27,225 46.4 South Burlington School District 5 2,717 13.0 $23,871 45.8 Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 7 1,736 9.8 $21,505 45.7 Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 4 1,067 10.5 $17,572 44.8 Rutland City School District 5 1,960 11.5 $30,414 44.0 Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 4 2,666 12.4 $26,352 43.8 Paine Mountain Union School District #68 4 1,061 10.5 $12,800 43.5 Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B 2 748 9.1 $23,783 43.5 Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 5 4,235 15.5 $23,370 42.8 Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 3 1,234 10.8 $24,233 42.7 Rockingham School District 3 532 9.6 $13,184 42.3 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 4 859 10.0 $33,251 42.3 Burlington School District 9 3,500 11.6 $29,715 41.9 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 6 1,425 14.7 $11,056 41.7 Colchester School District 5 2,435 15.3 $22,605 41.4 Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 5 1,111 11.9 $14,984 39.8 Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 4 1,609 12.9 $24,549 38.8 Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 2 1,456 13.1 $14,021 36.0 Springfield School District 4 1,243 13.9 $26,961 35.8 Barre Unified Union School District #97 3 2,221 10.5 $27,371 31.3
Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.
Questions about Vermont's districts Which Vermont school districts have the most resources? Oxbow Unified Union School District #91, whose 3 schools average 54 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Vermont's districts with 500 or more students.
How are districts ranked? By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
How many school districts are in Vermont? 103 districts and other agencies ran at least one Vermont public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).