Newport Town School

Newport Town School is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in Newport Center, Vermont, run under Newport Town School District, with 120 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 213 students per school, that is 44% below typical.

Newport Town School is a school of Newport Town School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Newport Town School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Newport Town School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Newport Town School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orleans County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Orleans County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,103 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Orleans County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,662 students), of which Newport Town School is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Country Union High School, around 5.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 109 students in 2018 compared to 120 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 97% to 86%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.