Enrollment
303
High
STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLOWS FALLS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #27·NCES 500824600346
Bellows Falls Union High School
406 High School Road, Bellows Falls, VT 05158 · (802) 463-3944 · Windham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
29 FTE teachers
STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
172 students
STATE 49%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 26% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 24% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Vermont average is about 51 of 100.
Source: VT Annual Snapshot. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Bellows Falls Union High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellows Falls Union High School this school | 303 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Green Mountain Union High School Chester | 300 | 59.7% | N/A |
| Springfield High School Springfield | 306 | 59.8% | N/A |
| Williamstown Middle/High School Williamstown | 261 | 57.5% | N/A |
| White River Valley High School South Royalton | 224 | 61.6% | N/A |
| Twin Valley Middle High School Whitingham | 183 | 55.2% | N/A |
Matched among Vermont high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bellows Falls Union High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #35 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #32 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #25 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #20 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #16 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #12 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
303
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 303 | 28.7 | 10.6:1 | 57% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 31.3 | 10.5:1 | 65% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 28.3 | 11.2:1 | 49% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 26% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 28.3 | 11.5:1 | 42% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 45% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 44 | 7.9:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 44 | 11.5:1 | 27% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 43 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellows Falls Union High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (327 to 303); teachers up 1% (28.3 to 28.7).
About Bellows Falls Union High School
Bellows Falls Union High School, located in Bellows Falls, Vermont, is a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 303 students. High schools in Vermont average about 475 students, which makes this school 36% below average.
Bellows Falls Union High School is run by Bellows Falls Union High School District #27.
The share of students at Bellows Falls Union High School who are White is 89%. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Windham County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. The 10.5:1 average for high schools in Vermont is close to this figure. The school reported 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
In the surrounding county, Windham County, median household income comes to about $72,217, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bellows Falls Union High School, Windham County has 28 public schools.
Central Elementary School is the nearest public school to Bellows Falls Union High School, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Bellows Falls Union High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Bellows Falls Union High School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.6:1) than in 2020-21 (11.6:1).
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Windham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,923
Census ACS
Median income
$72,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellows Falls
- Bellows Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 182
- Bellows Falls Middle School1.0 mi · 245
- North Walpole School1.7 mi · 82
- Walpole Primary School2.3 mi · 72
- Walpole Elementary School2.4 mi · 123
- Fall Mountain Regional High School3.4 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Bellows Falls Union High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bellows Falls Union High School?
Bellows Falls Union High School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bellows Falls Union High School serve?
Bellows Falls Union High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bellows Falls Union High School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Bellows Falls Union High School.
What is the student diversity at Bellows Falls Union High School?
Student demographics at Bellows Falls Union High School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bellows Falls Union High School in?
Bellows Falls Union High School is part of Bellows Falls Union High School District #27.
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