First Branch Unified School District #82

461 Waterman Road
Royalton, VT 05068
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 94 students in First Branch Unified School District #82. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Vermont.
Public Middle School in First Branch Unified School District #82 have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Vermont public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Vermont public middle school average of 10% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
2 Schools
110 Schools
# Students
243 Students
33,710 Students
# Teachers
23 Teachers
3,026 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1

District Rank

First Branch Unified School District #82, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 102 school districts in Vermont (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
This School District
State Average (VT)
#79 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
30%
33%
40%
44%
25%
35%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of First Branch Unified School District #82 and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Vermont by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.07
0.19
# American Indian Students
n/a
90 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
511 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
909 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
3%
# Black Students
1 Student
646 Students
% Black Students
1%
2%
# White Students
234 Students
30,297 Students
% White Students
96%
90%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
32 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
1,230 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
21
2,058
# Students in K Grade:
31
1,533
# Students in 1st Grade:
33
1,590
# Students in 2nd Grade:
25
1,480
# Students in 3rd Grade:
23
1,601
# Students in 4th Grade:
16
1,584
# Students in 5th Grade:
25
2,206
# Students in 6th Grade:
26
3,752
# Students in 7th Grade:
24
5,609
# Students in 8th Grade:
19
5,547
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
1,870
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
1,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,607
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,498
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $29,424 in this school district is less than the state median of $29,434. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,342 is higher than the state median of $28,705. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
This School District
This State (VT)
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$2,348 MM
This chart displays total revenue of First Branch Unified School District #82 and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$7 MM
$2,290 MM
This chart displays total spending of First Branch Unified School District #82 and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$29,424
$29,434
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in First Branch Unified School District #82 and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$29,342
$28,705
This chart displays average spending per public school student in First Branch Unified School District #82 and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Vermont by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best First Branch Unified School District #82 Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
First Branch Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
6 School Street
Chelsea, VT 05038
(802) 685-4551
Grades: 5-8
| 94 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 243 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 11:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 4%
  • : Bottom 50% in VT
  • : 30% (Top 50%)
  • : 40% (Btm 50%)
  • : 25% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VT Dept. of Education

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