Vergennes Union High School

Vergennes Union High School, a compact high school in Vergennes, Vermont, one of the schools within Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54, caters to 245 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 475.

Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 905 students; Vergennes Union High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Vergennes Union High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. Compared to Addison County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at Vergennes Union High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Addison County reports that median household income runs about $89,639, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Vergennes Union High School is one of 23 public schools in Addison County (combined enrollment of about 4,250 students).

Nearest neighbor: Vergennes Union Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Vergennes Union High School's enrollment has shrank 46% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 245). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.