School district (part of a supervisory union) · Vermont
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 in Vermont: 10 public schools with 3,635 students and 10.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $31,945 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 3,635
- Students per teacher
- 10.8
- VT 10.9 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $31,945
- VT $24.9K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 337
- Counselors (FTE)
- 18.9
- Students per counselor
- 192
- VT 168 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 1.0
- Librarians (FTE): 9.0
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
$21.1K18
$22.1K19
$22.4K20
$24.4K21
$27.4K22
$29.9K23
$31.9K24
- Federal
- 5.4% · $6.6M
- State
- 87% · $106.3M
- Local
- 7.8% · $9.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $18,683
- Support services
- $12,366
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $894K
- Long-term debt
- $2.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Essex Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 484 | 15.2 |
Founders Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 353 | 12.1 |
Hiawatha Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 203 | 11.1 |
Summit Street SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 305 | 17.6 |
Thomas Fleming SchoolFree meals for all | 4–5 | 197 | 11.7 |
Westford Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 206 | 14.2 |
Albert D. Lawton SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 297 | 9.3 |
Essex Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 366 | 11.3 |
Essex High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,224 | 11.7 |
The Center for Technology - EssexCareer and technicalFree meals for all | 9–12 | 0 | — |
Sources
- Address
- 76 Pearl Street Suite 201, Essex Junction, VT 05452
- Phone
- (802)857-7000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).