Barstow Unified Union School District #49

Located at 223 Chittenden Road in Chittenden, Vermont, the Barstow Unified Union School District #49 operates as an open, regular public school district serving its local community within a supervisory union system. Nestled in a rural distant geographic setting within the broader Rutland area, the district manages a single operational school dedicated to comprehensive primary and secondary education. While structurally authorized to serve students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade alongside adult education programs, the district’s current active enrollment focuses on learners from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, providing a grounded educational hub for the surrounding countryside.

The district serves a student body of 168 children, balanced between 86 male and 82 female students. Demographically, the student body includes 147 White students, 9 Hispanic students, 9 students of two or more races, 2 Asian students, and 1 Black student. To support this learner population, Barstow Unified Union maintains a substantial workforce context, employing nearly 80 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members overall. This includes approximately 35 FTE teachers, over 8 FTE instructional aides, and more than 36 FTE support staff members, creating an exceptionally supportive staff-to-student environment tailored to individualized guidance and community-centered learning.