Peacham Elementary School

Located at 340 Bailey Hazen Road, in Peacham, Vermont, Peacham Elementary School is a minimally staffed elementary school that caters to 59 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Peacham School District. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 213.

Peacham Elementary School sits inside Peacham School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Peacham Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest reads as 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Caledonia County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Peacham Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at Peacham Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Caledonia County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Caledonia County put median household income runs about $69,970, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Caledonia County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,218 students), of which Peacham Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Barnet Elementary School, around 4.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Peacham Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peacham Elementary School has decreased 6%, going from 63 students in 2018 to 59 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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