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Essex High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
2 Educational Drive
Essex Junction, VT 05452
Phone
(802) 879-7121
District
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
County
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1191
Classroom Teachers
111

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Vermont

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.5% of all VT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Essex High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
37%
62%
46%
37%
27%
50%
37%
62%
46%
37%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 303 25.4%
Grade 10 305 25.6%
Grade 11 298 25.0%
Grade 12 285 23.9%
Total 1191 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.2% 86.0% 91.5%
Black 2.4% 2.6% 2.7%
Hispanic 4.4% 4.5% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.0% 6.5% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 16.0% 16.3% 29.8%
Free lunch eligible 12.8% 12.9% 24.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 3.4% 4.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,496 647,064
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 314.7 70
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 4.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 17.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.2% 30.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 27.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 20.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,422 265,858
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.5% 94.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 54.0% 41.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.5% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.2% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.3% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.7% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.9% 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.9% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,497 $54,306,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,410 $9,026,000 9.2%
Staff $1,158 $4,336,000 4.4%
General Administration $178 $668,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,424 $5,335,000 5.5%
Operation $2,068 $7,745,000 7.9%
Transportation $656 $2,457,000 2.5%
Other $1,736 $6,502,000 6.6%
Total Support $9,629 $36,069,000 36.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $7,401,000 7.6%
Total Expenditures $26,101 $97,776,000 100.0%
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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