Charlotte Central School

Charlotte Central School is a sizable primary school in Charlotte, Vermont, overseen by Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56. The school instructs 407 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Vermont's public schools average about 213 students each, so Charlotte Central School sits 91% larger than that benchmark.

Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,028 students; Charlotte Central School is among them.

Demographically, Charlotte Central School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest comes out to 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Charlotte Central School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Charlotte Central School higher than the state norm the norm. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Chittenden County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Chittenden County reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,759 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Chittenden County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), Charlotte Central School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Shelburne Community School, roughly 4.5 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charlotte Central School has increased 5%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 407 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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