Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Dorset’s public schools outscore 63% of Vermont districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Dorset, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Vermont, not nationally.
From Vermont state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dorset’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 139 Vermont towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dorset’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 44% and 33% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,061 per student, against $25,064 across Vermont (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Long Trail School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Dorset’s grade
B: better than 63% of Vermont school districts. Test scores are above the Vermont average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dorset, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Dorset
Dorset Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 187 students · 13:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Dorset
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Dorset vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Vermont towns that share Dorset’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset | B | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Danby | B | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Manchester | B | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Mount Tabor | — | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Rupert | — | Mettawee PK–6 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Winhall | B | Winhall · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
| Peru | — | Taconic and Green Regional PK–8 · Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union |
All 6 neighbors share Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union with Dorset for grades , so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Dorset
2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dorset’s schools
Are Dorset’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Vermont: the public schools Dorset children attend outscore 63% of Vermont’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Dorset in?
Taconic and Green Regional School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 998 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
How much does Dorset spend per student?
$11,061 in Taconic and Green Regional School District (FY2024), against $25,064 across Vermont. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Dorset?
Yes: Long Trail School (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 245 students).
Parents talk
What Dorset families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dorset → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Vermont. Stars are from neighbors.