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Best High Schools in Bennington, VT

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Summary:

The city of Bennington, Vermont is home to a single high school, Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 19th to 25th out of 47 Vermont high schools over the past few years, and a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 47.3% compared to the state average.

Academically, Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School has underperformed the state average in science proficiency, with only 39.02% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better on the VTCAP/Science assessment, compared to the statewide average of 44.46%. The school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with 77.31% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,030, it's unclear if this spending is translating into improved student outcomes.

Overall, the data suggests that Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 in Bennington, Vermont faces several challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school's declining statewide ranking, high chronic absenteeism, and underperformance in science, coupled with the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population, indicate a need for further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				VTCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Technical	Public	9-12	321 Park Street	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Southwest Technical	(n/a)	No	No	No	(802) 447-0220	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School	Public	9-12	301 Park Street Extension	Bennington	05201	Bennington County	Mount Anthony Union High School District #14	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 447-7511	855	58	14.7	77.3%	751 (87.8%)	15 (1.8%)	37 (4.3%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)								(n/a)	39.0	$13,122	$82	$13,040

Cities Near Bennington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shaftsbury	4.54 mi	2	83^rd
Pownal	5.59 mi	2	122^nd
Stamford	10.87 mi	1
Arlington	13.07 mi	4	78^th
Readsboro	15.02 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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