White River School

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in White River Junction, Vermont, White River School teaches 204 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Hartford School District.

White River School is one of 5 schools operated by Hartford School District, a district that caters to 1,418 students overall.

Looking at the student body, White River School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Windsor County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at White River School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Windsor County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,594 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Windsor County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,595 students), of which White River School is one.

The closest other public school is Hartford Memorial Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at White River School has edged down 9%, going from 223 students in 2018 to 204 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 83% over that span.

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