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Burlington, VT
Public School Ratings




Burlington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Burlington School District details

Burlington School District
150 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401

3,500 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Burlington School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Vermont

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.7% of all VT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 69.3% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
39%
47%
44%
39%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Burlington High School
52 Institute Road
Burlington, VT, 05408
09-12
Burlington Technical Center School
52 Institute Road
Burlington, VT, 05401
09-12
C. P. Smith School
332 Ethan Allen Parkway
Burlington, VT, 05401
PK-05
Champlain School
800 Pine Street
Burlington, VT, 05401
PK-05
Edmunds Elementary School
299 Main Street
Burlington, VT, 05401
PK-05
Edmunds Middle School
275 Main Street
Burlington, VT, 05401
06-08
Integrated Arts Academy At H. O. Wheeler School
6 Archibald Street
Burlington, VT, 05401
PK-05
J. Flynn School
1645 North Avenue
Burlington, VT, 05401
PK-05
Lyman C. Hunt Middle School
1364 North Avenue
Burlington, VT, 05401
06-08
Sustainability Academy At Lawrence Barnes School
123 North Street
Burlington, VT, 05401
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.9% 91.5%
Black 18.1% 2.7%
Hispanic 4.9% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 9.0% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.3% 29.8%
Free lunch eligible 39.0% 24.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.3% 4.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,079 $59,775,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,449 $8,572,000 8.1%
Staff $1,603 $5,612,000 5.3%
General Administration $227 $795,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,424 $4,984,000 4.7%
Operation $2,306 $8,070,000 7.6%
Transportation $290 $1,015,000 1.0%
Other $856 $2,995,000 2.8%
Total Support $9,155 $32,043,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,064 $14,223,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $30,297 $106,041,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,877 $1,071,785,000 47.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,201 $183,157,000 8.1%
Staff $1,078 $89,703,000 3.9%
General Administration $413 $34,369,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,574 $131,001,000 5.8%
Operation $1,854 $154,351,000 6.8%
Transportation $733 $61,013,000 2.7%
Other $805 $66,997,000 2.9%
Total Support $8,658 $720,591,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,757 $479,197,000 21.1%
Total Expenditures $27,292 $2,271,573,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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