Springfield High School

As a small four-year high school in Springfield, Vermont, Springfield High School enrolls 306 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Springfield School District. By comparison, Vermont's public schools average about 475 students each, so Springfield High School sits 36% below that benchmark.

Springfield School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,142 students. Springfield High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Springfield High School reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Springfield High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Springfield High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Windsor County's rate of about 47%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Windsor County) records that median household earnings sit near $77,594, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Windsor County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,595 students), of which Springfield High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Union Street School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Springfield High School's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 306). White enrollment moved from 95% to 87% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.