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Dorset School District

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Dorset School District is located in south Vermont. Dorset School District has 47.75 square miles of land area and 0.13 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dorset School District population is 2,118. Dorset School District median household income is $71,307 in 2010-2014. Dorset School District median house value is $343,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Dorset School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Type:	A Supervisory Union Component
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	1
Population	2,118 (2010-2014), rank #113
Population Growth	-1.67% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	44.23/sq mi, rank #120
Median Household Income:	$71,307 at 2010-2014—8.01% increase since 2005-2009, rank #31
Median House Price:	$343,600 at 2010-2014—-27.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #9
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	47.75 sq mi, rank #71
Water Area:	0.13 sq mi (0.27%), rank #218
State:	Vermont
County:	Bennington County
City:	Dorset, East Dorset, Manchester Center
Zip:	05251, 05253, 05255
Area:	Bennington, VT

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Dorset School District Map and Nearby Locations

130 School Dr

Dorset VT, 05251, Bennington County

Phone: 802-362-2606

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	293	291	289	297	305	172	175
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	18.97	19.70	18.20	18.20	19.80	18.90	19.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary:	9.82	11.20	10.08	10.08	10.68	9.90	10.20
Secondary:	6.15	5.10	5.12	5.12	6.12	6.00	6.20
Ungraded:	2.00	2.40	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Total Other Staff:	22.90	20.10	22.88	22.35	23.85	24.00	23.20
Instructional Aides:	10.00	8.90	8.08	7.00	7.40	7.50	7.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.20	0.20	0.35	0.35	0.30	0.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.50	0.50	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.50	0.50	0.50
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	0.50	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60
Library/Media Support:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
District Administrators:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
School Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.20	3.20	3.10	3.10
Student Support Services:	1.50	1.50	2.50	2.50	2.80	2.80	2.30
Other Support Services:	5.90	4.50	7.00	7.20	6.50	6.70	7.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.45	14.77	15.88	16.32	15.40	9.10	9.02

Schools

Dorset Elementary School

Prekindergarten to Grade 8

130 School Dr, Dorset VT 05251

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NECAP Test
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	64%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	66%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	64%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	65%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	66%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	64%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	64%
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	68%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	71%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	99%	70%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	72%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	70%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	64%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	63%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	61%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51%	64%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	68%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82%	67%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	69%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	99%	68%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	62%	69%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	69%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73%	48%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64%	52%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	53%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57%	53%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64%	52%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87%	63%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	62%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	85%	66%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	99%	64%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	65%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	86%	64%
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	65%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	93%	66%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	94%	69%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	72%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	92%	71%
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	68%	49%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	42%	49%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	70%	48%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73%	55%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	66%	50%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47%	45%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	60%	50%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	64%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	63%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	64%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	93%	64%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	65%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	67%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	66%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	66%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	68%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	87%	70%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	99%	74%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86%	61%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	62%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	59%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	93%	62%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	60%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	62%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84%	61%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	80%	65%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71%	65%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87%	70%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	74%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94%	72%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	92%	73%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	87%	59%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	58%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	58%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	61%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	64%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82%	62%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	95%	64%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	84%	64%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	68%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78%	74%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	75%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	93%	78%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	99%	80%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62%	26%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	30%	24%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45%	29%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51%	28%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	38%	29%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	99%	54%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	77%	46%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	81%	45%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83%	52%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84%	61%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	87%	57%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	89%	65%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$4,784,000	$16,554		$4,712,000	$15,865		$4,789,000	$15,702
Federal:	$93,000	$322	1.9%	$22,000	$74	0.5%	$153,000	$502	3.2%
State:	$4,455,000	$15,415	93.1%	$4,349,000	$14,643	92.3%	$4,190,000	$13,738	87.5%
Local:	$236,000	$817	4.9%	$341,000	$1,148	7.2%	$446,000	$1,462	9.3%
Total Expenditures:	$4,728,000	$16,360		$4,747,000	$15,983		$4,967,000	$16,285
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,927,000	$10,128		$2,900,000	$9,764		$3,006,000	$9,856
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,925,000	$6,661	65.8%	$1,881,000	$6,333	64.9%	$1,963,000	$6,436	65.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$356,000	$1,232	12.2%	$320,000	$1,077	11.0%	$327,000	$1,072	10.9%
Administration:	$241,000	$834	8.2%	$257,000	$865	8.9%	$283,000	$928	9.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$405,000	$1,401	13.8%	$442,000	$1,488	15.2%	$433,000	$1,420	14.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$25,000	$87		$33,000	$111		$22,000	$72
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$5,000	$17		$2,000	$7		$6,000	$20

Total Salary:	$1,551,000	$5,367		$1,604,000	$5,401		$1,679,000	$5,505
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,054,000	$3,647	68.0%	$1,087,000	$3,660	67.8%	$1,135,000	$3,721	67.6%
Other Salary:	$497,000	$1,720	32.0%	$517,000	$1,741	32.2%	$544,000	$1,784	32.4%
Total Benefit:	$677,000	$2,343		$656,000	$2,209		$651,000	$2,134
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$486,000	$1,682	71.8%	$480,000	$1,616	73.2%	$486,000	$1,593	74.7%
Other Benefit:	$191,000	$661	28.2%	$176,000	$593	26.8%	$165,000	$541	25.3%