Bridport Central School

Bridport Central School operates as an one-room-style elementary school in Bridport, Vermont, part of Addison Central Unified Union School District #55. Current enrollment sits at 63 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 213 students per school, that is 70% leaner than typical.

Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 1,743 students; Bridport Central School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Bridport Central School records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Addison County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bridport Central School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Bridport Central School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Addison County (around 39%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, Addison County reports that median household income runs about $89,639, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Bridport Central School is one of 23 public schools in Addison County (combined enrollment of about 4,250 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bingham Memorial School, around 5.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 77 students in 2018 compared to 63 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 98% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

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