For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 692 students in North Country Union High School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Vermont.
Public High Schools in North Country Union High School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Vermont public high school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Public High School in North Country Union High School District have a Graduation Rate of 72%, which is less than the Vermont average of 82%.
The school with highest graduation rate is North Country Union High School, with 70-74% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Vermont or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Vermont public high school average of 12% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VT)
# Schools
2 Schools
72 Schools
# Students
692 Students
25,336 Students
# Teachers
80 Teachers
2,618 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
North Country Union High School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 102 school districts in Vermont (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#120 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)17%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
35%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)82%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.23
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
4%
3%
% Black
1%
3%
% White
92%
88%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,611 in this school district is less than the state median of $29,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,202 is less than the state median of $29,121. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$2,348 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$2,290 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,611
$29,860
Spending / Student
$26,202
$29,121
Best North Country Union High School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
North Country Union High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
209 Veterans Avenue
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-7921
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-7921
Grades: 9-12
| 692 students
Rank: n/an/a
North Country Career Center
Vocational School
209 Veterans Avenue
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-5469
Newport, VT 05855
(802) 334-5469
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
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