Benson Village School

Benson Village School, a close-knit primary school in Benson, Vermont, overseen by Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62, teaches 97 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 54% below the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 213 students.

Across the 5 schools in Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 (1,175 students total), Benson Village School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Benson Village School reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 3% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Rutland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Benson Village School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rutland County (around 56%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rutland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,616 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Benson Village School is one of 31 public schools in Rutland County (combined enrollment of about 6,959 students).

The closest other public school is PUTNAM CENTRAL SCHOOL, roughly 5.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.