Burlington_School_District

Burlington School District

Burlington School District

School district in Vermont, US

For the school district in Iowa, see Burlington Community School District. For the school district in New Jersey, see City of Burlington Public School District. For the school district in Wisconsin, see Burlington Area School District.

Burlington School District is a school district in Vermont. It has its headquarters in Burlington.[1]

The budget for 2009-10 was $49.9 million.[2] The increase in fiscal year 2009 was a voter approved 9.9% above the prior year. The percentage increase was above the state average. This amount was exceeded by $750,000.[3]

In 2008, about 26% of the city's 3,600 students were minorities. This contrasts with the state where 96% of the population was white.[4]

The Burlington School District is a partner in the Burlington School Food Project, a food program that aims to bring fresh produce to students and their families.

Schools

  • Burlington High School
  • Barnes Elementary
  • Edmunds Elementary School, named for George F. Edmunds, a U.S. Senator for 25 years, from 1866 to 1891.
  • Edmunds Middle School
  • Hunt Middle School
  • Flynn Elementary
  • Champlain Elementary School
  • C. P. Smith Elementary
  • Wheeler Elementary
  • Sustainability Academy At Lawrence Barnes

References

  1. [1]
    "Contacts Archived 2011-10-02 at the Wayback Machine." Burlington School District. Retrieved on April 13, 2011. "Mailing Address Burlington School District 150 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05401"
  2. [2]
    "Burlington School District website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  3. [3]
    Walsh, Molly (June 29, 2009). "Schools stuck in deficit". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 7A.
  4. [4]
    Walsh, Molly (October 31, 2008). Schools hire director of diversity. Burlington Free Press.

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