Burlington School District is a school district in
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
. It has its headquarters in
Burlington
Burlington may refer to:
Places Canada Geography
* Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Burlington, Nova Scotia
* Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington"
* Burlington, Prince Edward Island
* Burlington Bay, no ...
.
The budget for 2009-10 was $49.9 million. 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.
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.
The Burlington School District is a partner in the
Burlington School Food Project The Burlington School Food Project (BSFP) is a collaborative effort in Burlington, Vermont, United States, to connect schoolchildren and their families with nearby farms by bringing more fresh local foods to cafeterias and more hands-on agriculture ...
, 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
George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was a Republican U.S. Senator from Vermont. Before entering the U.S. Senate, he served in a number of high-profile positions, including Speaker of the Vermont House of Representative ...
, 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
External links
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School districts in Vermont
Education in Burlington, Vermont
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