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School district or education agency · NCES 5000434
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
Bennington, VT
Students1,369
Enrollment across the schools linked to this NCES agency.
students in linked records
federal comparable series
per student
District, state and country
How does this district compare?
State and national figures use the same measure and reporting period. They are weighted by students or staffing whenever the source provides a denominator.
MeasureDistrictVTUnited States
Students chronically absent2022–23
31.5%27.8%27.8%This district is 3.7 percentage points higher than the state figure and 3.7 percentage points higher than the U.S. figure.
Spending per studentFY 2022
$10,568$20,953$14,890This district is $10,385 per student lower than the state figure and $4,322 per student lower than the U.S. figure.
Students per counselor2021–22
228:1186:1377:1This district is 42 students per counselor higher than the state figure and 149 students per counselor lower than the U.S. figure.
Comparable districts
Districts of a similar size in VT
These are the five closest state peers by enrollment. Open any profile to compare academics, attendance, spending and student support.
Mt. Abraham Unified School DistrictNew Haven, VT1,433 students6 schools · View profile →Hartford School DistrictWhite River Junction, VT1,475 students6 schools · View profile →Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53Pittsford, VT1,256 students4 schools · View profile →Mount Anthony UHSD #14Bennington, VT1,484 students2 schools · View profile →Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62Benson, VT1,252 students6 schools · View profile →
District makeup
What kinds of schools are in the district?
School levels, settings and types use the NCES 2021–22 directory matched to the federal civil-rights collection.
District finances
How is the district funded, and how does it spend?
Sources of funds
Where the money comes from
Share of district revenue supplied by each level of government.
Uses of funds
Where the money goes
Annual spending for each enrolled student.
Revenue shares and spending categories answer different questions and should not be added together. Source: NCES F-33 district finance, FY 2022.
Attendance
How has chronic absence changed?
393 of 1,132 students
622 of 1,091 students
352 of 1,119 students
People and support
Who is available to help students?
Staffing is reported as full-time equivalents in the 2021–22 CRDC collection.
Learning opportunities
What do district schools offer?
Gifted programs6 reporting schools
0%
Shares use only schools for which the program was applicable and reported. A districtwide percentage does not guarantee availability at every grade or campus. Source: 2021–22 CRDC.
Safety and discipline
What was reported across district schools?
65Out-of-school suspensions6 reporting schoolsSee schools →29In-school suspensions6 reporting schoolsSee schools →0Law-enforcement referrals6 reporting schoolsSee schools →0School-related arrests6 reporting schoolsSee schools →10Physical restraint2 reporting schoolsSee schools →9Seclusion2 reporting schoolsSee schools →
Counts are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Open a measure to see the schools behind the district total.
Technology and safety · 2021–22
What access and incident data is available?
Technology and incident figures are from the 2021–22 CRDC collection. Device counts describe the reporting year, not current inventory.
Six questions parents ask
What the available data says
Each answer shows its reporting year and opens a deeper comparison. Missing and suppressed results are never shown as zero.
Are students making academic progress?No comparable trendCheck state-reported resultsExplore and compare →Are students missing too much school?31.5% chronically absent2022–23 · 1,119 students measuredExplore and compare →Is the district improving?No comparable trendCompare the earliest and latest available yearsExplore and compare →Where are student-group gaps largest?No comparable group resultSuppressed or unavailableExplore and compare →How much does the district spend?$10,568current spending per studentExplore and compare →Does the district have enough support staff?228:1 counselor ratioStudents per counselor in the federal staffing fileExplore and compare →
Student support
How many students share each staff member?
Smaller ratios generally mean more staff capacity. These figures do not show vacancies or caseloads.
3 of 5 national data layers are matched to this NCES district ID. Identity and school counts use NCES records. Academic estimates use SEDA, attendance uses EDFacts, finance uses NCES F-33, staffing uses CRDC, and community poverty context uses Census SAIPE. Every detailed view preserves its reporting year.
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