St. Albans City Elementary School

As a substantial elementary campus in Saint Albans, Vermont, St. Albans City Elementary School teaches 681 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Maple Run Unified Union School District #57. That puts it 220% larger than the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 213 students.

Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,589 students. St. Albans City Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, St. Albans City Elementary School logs that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Franklin County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $81,313, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. St. Albans City Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 8,007 students).

The closest other public school is Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans), roughly 0.9 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

St. Albans City Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St. Albans City Elementary School has declined 17%, going from 821 students in 2018 to 681 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 86% to 82% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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