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Blue Mountain USD 21

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Ryegate, Groton and Wells River.

Ryegate’s School Grade B better than 60% of Vermont school districts

Students
392
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,980
VT $25,064
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
The gist

What stands out about Blue Mountain USD 21

  • 9 students per teacher

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ryegate. Grade by grade →

PK–12Blue Mountain Union SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. VT

No district test scores published yet.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,980 per student · 0% below VT
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 98%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
376’20
393’21
411’22
393’23
392’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Vermont’s other public schools.

Blue Mountain Union School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Wells River
D
392 students9:1

Towns served

Ryegate 1,131Groton 979Wells River 449

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Caledonia Central Supervisory UnionBarnet, Marshfield, Peacham
Orange East Supervisory UnionNewbury, Topsham
Bath School DistrictBath
$40,851per student
Oxbow Unified Union School District 91Newbury
$23,356per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute).