Grand Isle School

Grand Isle School operates as a small elementary-level community in Grand Isle, Vermont, overseen by Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66. Current enrollment sits at 151 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Vermont's public schools average about 213 students each, so Grand Isle School sits 29% below that benchmark.

Grand Isle School is one of 2 schools operated by Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66, a district that enrolls 199 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grand Isle School shows that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 43% of students at Grand Isle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Grand Isle County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,396, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Grand Isle County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 551 students), Grand Isle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CUMBERLAND HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 4.9 miles away. 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.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Grand Isle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.