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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · VERMONT

Vermont schools on the rise

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

Schools in this report
37
top growth in state
Top growth
+46%
Union Memorial School
Range
+1% to +46%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 37 VT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Union Memorial SchoolCOLCHESTERColchester School District24435545.5%
Porters Point SchoolCOLCHESTERColchester School District24735945.3%
St. Johnsbury SchoolSAINT JOHNSBURYSaint Johnsbury School District7131,03044.5%
Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)FAIRFAXFairfax School District27739341.9%
Middlebury Union Middle SchoolMIDDLEBURYAddison Central Unified Union School District #5528138135.6%
Ferrisburgh Central SchoolFERRISBURGHAddison Northwest Unified Union School District #5415818718.4%
Fayston Elementary SchoolFAYSTONHarwood Unified Union School District #6010412318.3%
Troy SchoolNORTH TROYTroy School District16519518.2%
Moretown Elementary SchoolMORETOWNHarwood Unified Union School District #6014316918.2%
Lamoille Union High SchoolHYDE PARKLamoille North Modified Union School District #058B43750615.8%
Milton Middle SchoolMILTONMilton School District36442015.4%
Harwood Union Middle/High SchoolMORETOWNHarwood Unified Union School District #6048855613.9%
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence BarnesBURLINGTONBurlington School District18821313.3%
Waitsfield Elementary SchoolWAITSFIELDHarwood Unified Union School District #6013515212.6%
Colchester High SchoolCOLCHESTERColchester School District64171511.5%
Rick Marcotte Central SchoolSOUTH BURLINGTONSouth Burlington School District33937811.5%
Rutland Town Elementary SchoolRUTLAND TOWNRutland Town School District34437910.2%
Colchester Middle SchoolCOLCHESTERColchester School District46250910.2%
Newport Town SchoolNEWPORT CENTERNewport Town School District10912010.1%
Derby Elementary SchoolDERBY LINEDerby School District4424859.7%
Folsom Education & Community CenterSOUTH HEROSouth Hero School District1501649.3%
Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)SAINT ALBANSMaple Run Unified Union School District #578379058.1%
Weathersfield SchoolASCUTNEYWeathersfield School District2372557.6%
Waits River Valley Union SchoolEAST CORINTHWaits River Union High District #362512655.6%
Newton SchoolSOUTH STRAFFORDStrafford School District1101165.5%
Westford Elementary SchoolWESTFORDEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #511962065.1%
Charlotte Central SchoolCHARLOTTEChamplain Valley Unified Union School District #563894074.6%
Marion W. Cross SchoolNORWICHNorwich School District3303454.5%
Bellows Falls Middle SchoolBELLOWS FALLSRockingham School District2362453.8%
Charleston Elementary SchoolWEST CHARLESTONCharleston School District1141183.5%
Hartford High SchoolWHITE RIVER JUNCTIONHartford School District4895063.5%
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle SchoolSOUTH BURLINGTONSouth Burlington School District5515652.5%
Essex High SchoolESSEX JUNCTIONEssex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #511,1951,2242.4%
Sharon Elementary SchoolSHARONSharon School District1531562.0%
Vergennes Union Elementary SchoolVERGENNESAddison Northwest Unified Union School District #542752801.8%
North Country Union Junior High SchoolDERBYNorth Country Union Junior High School District2312341.3%
Orchard SchoolSOUTH BURLINGTONSouth Burlington School District4004020.5%
37 of 37 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-on-the-rise-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, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Vermontfamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

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.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Vermont schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/vermont
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↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-vt.csv
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