South Burlington High School

South Burlington High School is a big secondary school in South Burlington, Vermont, part of South Burlington School District. The school educates 793 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 67% bigger than the state mean of about 475.

Across the 5 schools in South Burlington School District (2,628 students total), South Burlington High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, South Burlington High School records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Asian, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Burlington High School has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Chittenden County indicate median household income runs about $96,759, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Chittenden County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), of which South Burlington High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Burlington High School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 924 students in 2018 compared to 793 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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