Jamaica Village School

Jamaica Village School is one of the tiny K-5 schools in Jamaica, Vermont, one of the schools within West River Valley Union Education District #72A, with 9 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. That puts it 96% smaller than the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 213 students.

West River Valley Union Education District #72A runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 217 students. Jamaica Village School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jamaica Village School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 22% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Jamaica Village School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Jamaica Village School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Windham County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, Windham County reports that median household income runs about $72,217, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Jamaica Village School is one of 28 public schools in Windham County (combined enrollment of about 4,839 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wardsboro Central School, around 3.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Jamaica Village School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

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