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Status codes:
Status codes:
- "Approved" means the school meets standards set by State Board of Education.
- Approved and accredited schools are eligible to receive public tuition funds.
- "Accredited" means meets state standards and also meets the more rigorous standards of the New England Association of Schools & Colleges.
- "Recognized" means the state acknowledges the school's operation but does not review the school's characteristics.
| Town | School | Students | Grades | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington | Hiland Hall School | 32 | K-8 | Approved |
| Berlin | Montessori School of Central Vt. | 29 | K-6 | Recognized |
| Brattleboro | Hilltop Montessori School | 77 | K-8 | Approved |
| Brattleboro | Neighborhood Schoolhouse | 30 | K-8 | Approved |
| Bristol | Red Cedar School | 39 | K-8 | Recognized |
| Burke | East Burke School | 9 | 7-12 | Approved |
| Burke | Burke Mountain Academy | 56 | 8-12 | Accredited |
| Burlington | Rock Point School | 15 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Burlington | Vermont International Academy | 12 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Dorset | Long Trail School | 197 | 6-12 | Accredited |
| Dover | Mount Snow Academy | 33 | 6-12 | Recognized |
| East Montpelier | Orchard Valley Waldorf School | 90 | K-8 | Approved |
| Essex Junction | Green Mountain Montessori School | 2 | K | Approved |
| Fair Haven | Roots & Wings Academy | 11 | K-6 | Recognized |
| Killington | KillingtonMountainSchool | 85 | 6-12 | Accredited |
| Ludlow | Black River Independent School | new | Recognized | |
| Ludlow | Okemo Mountain School | 37 | 7-12 | Approved |
| Lyndon Center | Lyndon Institute | 586 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Lyndon Center | Thaddeus Stevens School | 60 | K-8 | Accredited |
| Lyndonville | Riverside School | 78 | K-8 | Accredited |
| Manchester | Burr & Burton Academy | 687 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Manchester | Maple Street School | 112 | K-8 | Accredited |
| Manchester | Red Fox School | 12 | K-4 | Approved |
| Middlebury | Bridge School | 38 | K-6 | Approved |
| Middlebury | Mary Johnson Children’s Center | 3 | K | Approved |
| Montpelier | Pacem School | 3 | 6-12 | Approved |
| Montpelier | River Rock School | 46 | K-8 | Recognized |
| North Bennington | Southshire Community School | 26 | K-6 | Approved |
| North Bennington | Village School of North Bennington | 114 | K-8 | Accredited |
| Putney | The Grammar School | 91 | K-8 | Accredited |
| Putney | Oak Meadow School | 9-12 | Accredited | |
| Putney | The Putney School | 233 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Quechee | Upper Valley Waldorf School | 118 | K-8 | Accredited |
| Randolph | Vermont Academy of Science & Technology | 59 | 9-12 | Recognized |
| Reading | Springbrook Farm | 25 | 4-7 | Recognized |
| Ripton | North Branch School | 25 | 7-9 | Recognized |
| Rockingham | Vermont Academy | 209 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Roxbury | VT Farm & Forest School | K-4 | Recognized | |
| Rutland | Sugarwood School | 4 | K-2 | Approved |
| Sharon | The Sharon Academy | 157 | 7-12 | Accredited |
| Shelburne | Lake Champlain Waldorf School | 204 | K-12 | Accredited |
| Shelburne | Vermont Day School | 65 | K-8 | Recognized |
| South Burlington | Davis Community School | 18 | K-4 | Recognized |
| South Burlington | International Children’s School | K-3 | Recognized | |
| South Burlington | The Schoolhouse | 49 | K-8 | Approved |
| South Burlington | Vermont Commons School | 104 | 6-12 | Accredited |
| St Johnsbury | Lamoille Valley Learning Together | 75 | K-8 | Recognized |
| St Johnsbury | St Johnsbury Academy | 933 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Stowe | Mountain River School | 22 | K-6 | Recognized |
| Stowe | Mount Mansfield Winter Academy | 41 | 8-12 | Approved |
| Stowe | North American Hockey Academy | 40 | 8-12 | Recognized |
| Stratton | Stratton Mountain School | 104 | 7-12 | Accredited |
| Thetford | Thetford Academy | 338 | 9-12 | Approved |
| Thetford | Open Fields School | 22 | K-6 | Recognized |
| Richmond | Mansfield Cooperative School | 11 | 3-8 | Recognized |
| Vershire | Mountain School of Milton Academy | 45 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Waitsfield | Green Mountain Valley School | 98 | 9-12 | Accredited |
| Waitsfield | True North Wilderness Program | 10 | Recognized | |
| Westford | The Barn School | 0 | K-5 | Recognized |
| Westminster | The Compass School | 70 | 7-12 | Approved |
| Westminster | Kurn Hattin Homes | 96 | 1-8 | Approved |
| Williston | Bellwether School | 29 | K-6 | Recognized |
| Winhall | The Mountain School at Winhall | 45 | K-8 | Approved |