Barnet Elementary School

As a compact primary school in Barnet, Vermont, Barnet Elementary School serves 135 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 213.

Across the 3 schools in Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 (348 students total), Barnet Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Barnet Elementary School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Caledonia County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Barnet Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Caledonia County) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,970 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Caledonia County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,218 students), Barnet Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monroe Consolidated School, roughly 3.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Barnet Elementary School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

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