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

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School Overview

Address
52 Institute Road
Burlington, VT 05408
Phone
(802) 864-8411
District
Burlington School District
County
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
989
Classroom Teachers
78

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Vermont

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.6% of all VT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
37%
47%
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
13
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 226 22.9%
Grade 10 268 27.1%
Grade 11 256 25.9%
Grade 12 239 24.2%
Total 989 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.6% 66.8% 91.5%
Black 21.6% 19.9% 2.7%
Hispanic 3.9% 5.5% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.8% 7.8% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.6% 47.8% 29.8%
Free lunch eligible 38.4% 37.0% 24.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.2% 10.8% 4.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 44,649 647,464
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,333.6 70
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.1% 4.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 17.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 48.4% 30.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 15.5% 27.0%
65 OR OLDER 12.1% 20.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 17,691 269,466
Single Parent Households With Children 3.6% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.4% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 60.5% 42.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.0% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.4% 18.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.0% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.1% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 14.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.8% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $17,126 $59,957,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,868 $10,041,000 9.2%
Staff $1,919 $6,719,000 6.2%
General Administration $243 $850,000 0.8%
School Administration $1,667 $5,836,000 5.4%
Operation $2,195 $7,686,000 7.1%
Transportation $338 $1,184,000 1.1%
Other $835 $2,923,000 2.7%
Total Support $10,065 $35,239,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,921 $13,728,000 12.6%
Total Expenditures $31,112 $108,924,000 100.0%
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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