Sunderland Elementary School

As a rural-scale K-5 school in Arlington, Vermont, Sunderland Elementary School caters to 58 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Taconic and Green Regional School District #63. Enrollment runs roughly 73% below the state mean of about 213.

Sunderland Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Taconic and Green Regional School District #63, a district that caters to 998 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sunderland Elementary School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest looks like 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Bennington County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Sunderland Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bennington County (around 73%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bennington County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,325 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Bennington County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,854 students), of which Sunderland Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Arlington Memorial, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Sunderland Elementary School.

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

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