J. J. Flynn School

Set in Burlington, Vermont, J. J. Flynn School is an average-sized primary school, one of the schools within Burlington School District. It hosts 292 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Vermont's public schools average about 213 students each, so J. J. Flynn School sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

Burlington School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,398 students; J. J. Flynn School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, J. J. Flynn School lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 16% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting J. J. Flynn School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Chittenden County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,759 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Chittenden County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), J. J. Flynn School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 356 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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