Dorset Elementary School

As a medium-sized primary school in Dorset, Vermont, Dorset Elementary School caters to 187 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Taconic and Green Regional School District #63.

Across the 5 schools in Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 (998 students total), Dorset Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Dorset Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bennington County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Bennington County's rate of about 73%.

In the surrounding community, Bennington County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,325, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Bennington County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,854 students), of which Dorset Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Manchester Elementary/Middle School, around 3.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Dorset Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

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