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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · VERMONT

Vermont schools in decline

Vermont public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-47%
Shoreham Elementary School
Range
-47% to -12%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 VT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Shoreham Elementary SchoolSHOREHAMAddison Central Unified Union School District #5510556-46.7%
Vergennes Union High SchoolVERGENNESAddison Northwest Unified Union School District #54450245-45.6%
Salisbury Community SchoolSALISBURYAddison Central Unified Union School District #5511362-45.1%
Samuel Morey Elementary SchoolFAIRLEERivendell Interstate School District168108-35.7%
Johnson Elementary SchoolJOHNSONLamoille North Modified Union School District #058A281185-34.2%
Malletts Bay SchoolCOLCHESTERColchester School District756505-33.2%
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. WheelerBURLINGTONBurlington School District300201-33.0%
Northwest Primary SchoolRUTLANDRutland City School District291200-31.3%
Lowell Graded SchoolLOWELLLowell School District10979-27.5%
Westminster SchoolsWESTMINSTERWestminster School District232169-27.2%
Milton Elementary SchoolMILTONMilton School District854625-26.8%
Westshire Elementary SchoolWEST FAIRLEERivendell Interstate School District11282-26.8%
Warren Elementary SchoolWARRENHarwood Unified Union School District #60168123-26.8%
Central Elementary SchoolBELLOWS FALLSRockingham School District248182-26.6%
Winooski High SchoolWINOOSKIWinooski Incorporated School District241182-24.5%
Springfield High SchoolSPRINGFIELDSpringfield School District403306-24.1%
Wolcott Elementary SchoolWOLCOTTWolcott School District143109-23.8%
Ottauquechee SchoolQUECHEEHartford School District236180-23.7%
Lincoln Community SchoolLINCOLNLincoln Town School District133102-23.3%
Barstow Memorial SchoolCHITTENDENBarstow Unified Union School District #49219168-23.3%
Wallingford Village SchoolWALLINGFORDMill River Unified Union School District #52157122-22.3%
Eden Central SchoolEDENLamoille North Modified Union School District #058A145114-21.4%
Milton Senior High SchoolMILTONMilton School District495394-20.4%
Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolBURLINGTONBurlington School District402322-19.9%
Fletcher Elementary SchoolCAMBRIDGEFletcher School District139112-19.4%
Champlain SchoolBURLINGTONBurlington School District693559-19.3%
Thetford Elementary SchoolTHETFORDThetford School District231187-19.0%
Hartland Elementary SchoolHARTLANDHartland School District333272-18.3%
Albert D. Lawton SchoolESSEX JUNCTIONEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51363297-18.2%
J. J. Flynn SchoolBURLINGTONBurlington School District356292-18.0%
Cabot SchoolCABOTCabot School District182150-17.6%
Mill River Union High SchoolNORTH CLARENDONMill River Unified Union School District #52445368-17.3%
Newport City Elementary SchoolNEWPORTNewport City School District381316-17.1%
St. Albans City Elementary SchoolSAINT ALBANSMaple Run Unified Union School District #57821681-17.1%
Lamoille Union Middle SchoolHYDE PARKLamoille North Modified Union School District #058B275229-16.7%
Stowe Elementary SchoolSTOWEStowe Town School District415347-16.4%
Brookside Primary SchoolWATERBURYHarwood Unified Union School District #60464389-16.2%
Founders Memorial SchoolESSEX JUNCTIONEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51420353-16.0%
Essex Elementary SchoolESSEX JUNCTIONEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51574484-15.7%
Mt. Anthony Union Middle SchoolBENNINGTONMount Anthony Union High School District #14574484-15.7%
Coventry Village SchoolCOVENTRYCoventry School District145123-15.2%
South Burlington High SchoolSOUTH BURLINGTONSouth Burlington School District924793-14.2%
Alburgh Community Education CenterALBURGHAlburgh School District219188-14.2%
Thomas Fleming SchoolESSEX JUNCTIONEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51229197-14.0%
Rutland Middle SchoolRUTLANDRutland City School District289249-13.8%
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)FAIRFAXFairfax School District665579-12.9%
Vernon Elementary SchoolVERNONVernon School District195170-12.8%
Danville SchoolDANVILLEDanville School District376329-12.5%
Summit Street SchoolESSEX JUNCTIONEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51348305-12.4%
Hazen Union High SchoolHARDWICKHazen Union High School District #26304267-12.2%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-vt.csv

How this list was built

Every Vermont public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Vermont schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Vermont schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/vermont
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