Champlain School

Champlain School, a roomy elementary campus in Burlington, Vermont, run under Burlington School District, works with 559 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 162% above the state mean of about 213.

Burlington School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,398 students. Champlain School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Champlain School records that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Champlain School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Chittenden County's rate of about 33%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Chittenden County) records that median household earnings sit near $96,759, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chittenden County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), Champlain School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Orchard School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Champlain School has edged down 19%, going from 693 students in 2018 to 559 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 11% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 28.2:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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