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South Burlington, VT
Public School Ratings




South 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


South Burlington School District details

South Burlington School District
500 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT 05403

2,689 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

South Burlington School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Vermont

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.3% of all VT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
39%
59%
44%
47%
33%
53%
39%
59%
44%
47%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chamberlin School
262 White Street
South Burlington, VT, 05403
PK-05
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School
500 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT, 05403
06-08
Orchard School
2 Baldwin Avenue
South Burlington, VT, 05403
PK-05
Rick Marcotte Central School
200 Market Street
South Burlington, VT, 05403
PK-05
South Burlington High School
550 Dorset Street
South Burlington, VT, 05403
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.7% 91.3%
Black 7.3% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.5% 3.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.4% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 29.8% 43.8%
Free lunch eligible 26.0% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 7.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,917 $37,422,000 59.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,991 $5,353,000 8.5%
Staff $897 $2,411,000 3.8%
General Administration $228 $614,000 1.0%
School Administration $1,287 $3,462,000 5.5%
Operation $1,353 $3,637,000 5.8%
Transportation $720 $1,937,000 3.1%
Other $925 $2,487,000 3.9%
Total Support $7,401 $19,901,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,104 $5,658,000 9.0%
Total Expenditures $23,422 $62,981,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,349 $1,177,236,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,629 $215,676,000 8.7%
Staff $1,253 $102,758,000 4.2%
General Administration $458 $37,581,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,739 $142,640,000 5.8%
Operation $1,978 $162,317,000 6.6%
Transportation $846 $69,398,000 2.8%
Other $905 $74,269,000 3.0%
Total Support $9,808 $804,639,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,020 $493,879,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $30,177 $2,475,754,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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