Enrollment
208
High
DISTRICT 162 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUARRY VALLEY UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT #70·NCES 500041100245
Poultney High School
154 East Main Street, Poultney, VT 05764 · (802) 287-5861 · Rutland County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 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
10.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
113 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 49%
Community
0
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 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 13% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Test scores
VT Annual Snapshot 2024-25 . Academic Proficiency ScoreEnglish Language Arts
43.4%
VT avg 50.6%
What this means: On the VT Annual Snapshot, Vermont's statewide test, about 43 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 Poultney High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poultney High School this school | 208 | 54.3% | N/A |
| Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School Townshend | 243 | 51.4% | N/A |
| Mill River Union High School North Clarendon | 368 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Oxbow Union High School Bradford | 322 | 60.2% | N/A |
| Proctor Junior/Senior High School Proctor | 116 | 50.9% | N/A |
| Lake Region Union High School Orleans | 353 | 57.5% | 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 Poultney High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Vermont | In Rutland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #38 of 42 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #44 of 48 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #23 of 45 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.5% | #42 of 45 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #19 of 48 | #2 of 6 |
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
208
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 208 | 19.8 | 10.5:1 | 54% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 55% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 38% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 22 | 10.0:1 | 28% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poultney High School.
About Poultney High School
Poultney High School is a low-enrollment high school in Poultney, Vermont, one of the schools in Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70. The school's 208 students are in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Vermont average about 475 students each.
Besides Poultney High School, Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,050 students.
The student body at Poultney High School is 96% White. That is close to the 93% White share among all Rutland County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. That is close to the 10.5:1 average for high schools in Vermont. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Poultney High School is 54%. For comparison, public schools in Rutland County average 56%.
Across Rutland County, the median household income is $68,616, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Rutland County is home to 31 public schools and about 6,959 public school students.
The closest other public school is Poultney Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Poultney High School had 220 students, to 2024-25, when it had 208.
Discussions about Poultney High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rutland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,425
Census ACS
Median income
$68,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
6,959 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
- West Rutland SchoolCombined · 325 students
- Poultney Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Proctor Elementary SchoolElementary · 134 students
- Proctor Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 116 students
Nearby schools
- Poultney Elementary School0.7 mi · 267
- Fair Haven Grade School5.7 mi · 248
- Middletown Springs Elementary School5.9 mi · 54
- Fair Haven Union Middle and High School6.3 mi · 499
- MARY J TANNER PRIMARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 238
- Wells Village School6.9 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Poultney High SchoolHow large is Poultney High School?
Poultney High School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 07-12.
Is Poultney High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poultney High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Poultney High School have?
Poultney High School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is Poultney High School?
Poultney High School reports a student body of 96% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Poultney High School?
Poultney High School is overseen by Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 in Rutland County.
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