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Enrollment
388
High
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTPELIER ROXBURY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #71·NCES 500041000199
Montpelier High School
5 High School Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602 · (802) 225-8000 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
117 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 49%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 25% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 24% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Vermont average is about 51 of 100.
Source: VT Annual Snapshot. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Montpelier High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpelier High School this school | 388 | 30.2% | N/A |
| Woodstock Union Middle/High School Woodstock | 440 | 25.9% | N/A |
| Stowe High School Stowe | 225 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Vergennes Union High School Vergennes | 245 | 36.3% | N/A |
| Colchester High School Colchester | 715 | 28.5% | N/A |
| Middlebury Union High School Middlebury | 525 | 36.2% | N/A |
Matched among Vermont high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Montpelier High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont |
|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #3 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #26 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #21 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #11 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #40 of 48 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 37.4 | 10.4:1 | 30% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 35.8 | 10.4:1 | 33% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 36 | 11.2:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 33 | 11.1:1 | 19% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montpelier High School.
About Montpelier High School
Montpelier High School is a small high school in Montpelier, Vermont, one of the schools in Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 388 students enrolled.
Montpelier High School is part of a district of 4 schools: Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71, with 1,225 students.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Montpelier High School. Next come 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Its staff includes 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.4 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 10.5:1 average for high schools in Vermont. Montpelier High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 30%. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Washington County, the school's rate is lower.
For Washington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,449 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Montpelier High School, Washington County has 26 public schools.
Montpelier High School's nearest public school is Union Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Montpelier High School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment increased 6% over 4 years, reaching 388 in 2024-25.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,017
Census ACS
Median income
$83,449
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,465 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Main Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- Roxbury Village SchoolElementary · 42 students
Other schools in Montpelier
- U-32 Middle & High SchoolHigh · 648 students
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Main Street Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
Other Montpelier High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Montpelier High. Montpelier High School is the largest of the 3.
- Montpelier High SchoolMontpelier, OH · 316 students
- MONTPELIER HIGH SCHOOLMontpelier, ND · 44 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School0.8 mi · 447
- Main Street Middle School0.9 mi · 348
- U-32 Middle & High School3.2 mi · 648
- Berlin Elementary School3.3 mi · 182
- East Montpelier Elementary School4.9 mi · 202
- Rumney Memorial School6.3 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Montpelier High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Montpelier High School?
Montpelier High School enrolls approximately 388 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Montpelier High School serve?
Montpelier High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montpelier High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montpelier High School is approximately 10.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montpelier High School?
At Montpelier High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Montpelier High School public or private?
Montpelier High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71.
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