Rochester School

Rochester School operates as a rural-scale K-5 school in Rochester, Vermont, one of the schools within Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81. Current enrollment sits at 85 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 213 students.

Rochester School is one of 2 schools operated by Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81, a district that educates 130 students overall.

On demographics, Rochester School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Rochester School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at Rochester School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Windsor County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Windsor County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,594 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Windsor County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,595 students), Rochester School is one campus in the mix.

Braintree School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

On allk12, members of the Rochester School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.