Sheldon Elementary School

As a big elementary-level community in Sheldon, Vermont, Sheldon Elementary School serves 337 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85. Enrollment runs roughly 58% bigger than the state mean of about 213.

Within Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, which oversees 4 schools and 822 students, Sheldon Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sheldon Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sheldon Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Franklin County) records that median household income runs about $81,313, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,007 students), Sheldon Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Highgate Elementary School, roughly 4.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

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