Champlain Valley Union High School

Located at 396 CVU Road, in Hinesburg, Vermont, Champlain Valley Union High School is a roomy four-year high school that serves 1,251 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56. That puts it 163% larger than the typical public school in Vermont, which averages around 475 students.

Champlain Valley Union High School is one of 5 schools operated by Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56, a district that teaches 4,028 students overall.

Demographically, Champlain Valley Union High School records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Chittenden County's rate of about 33%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Chittenden County put median household earnings sit near $96,759, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chittenden County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,894 students), Champlain Valley Union High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hinesburg Community School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 1,300 students in 2018 compared to 1,251 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 88% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.