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Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 in Vermont: 6 public schools with 1,351 students and 15.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,104 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
1,351
Students per teacher
15.5
VT 10.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,104
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)
87.3
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
225
VT 168 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.5

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.

Spending per student, 2020–2024
$9.3K20
$9.6K21
$10.6K22
$11.1K23
$12.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
0.5% · $145K
State
97% · $25.6M
Local
2.6% · $685K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,665
Support services
$5,430
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$139K
Long-term debt
$3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Bennington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–527816.4
Molly Stark SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–540218.6
Monument Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–514717.3
Pownal Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–624914.6
Shaftsbury Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–624512.4
Woodford Hollow SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–6308.8

Sources

Address
181 Orchard Road, Bennington, VT 05201
Phone
(802)447-8419
Website