Hartford School District, VT

Original Research by School Decision on Hartford School District

Hartford School District sits in Windsor County, Vermont, and runs a full pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade system across six schools. The lineup includes three elementary schools (Dothan Brook, Ottauquechee, and White River), Hartford Memorial Middle School, Hartford High School, and the Hartford Area Career and Technology Center. That career center is a distinctive feature for a district of this size, giving secondary students a hands-on pathway alongside the conventional academic track.

The enrollment is moderate for a Vermont district, and the student body is largely white, with small shares of Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and Black students. Economic indicators are sparse: free-or-reduced-price lunch counts were not reported, and figures for special education and English learner populations were missing as well. A parent looking into support services would want to ask the district directly, since those data gaps make it hard to gauge need from the outside.

On the academic side, the picture is thin. State assessment results were not available, and no multi-year trend data was provided. The district's four-year graduation rate also was not reported. These are substantial gaps for a parent trying to judge outcomes. Where some comparison data does exist is among Windsor County's districts: Hartford's chronic absenteeism rate sits below the midpoint of the county cohort, meaning a higher share of students are chronically absent than at the typical county district. That is a figure worth watching, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school. On the spending side, the district's per-pupil current expenditure lands in the upper range among the county districts that reported, suggesting Hartford invests relatively heavily in each student relative to its neighbors.

The housing market around Hartford reflects a Vermont town that has become more expensive in recent years. The typical home value across the district's zip codes sits above both the Vermont and national benchmarks, with a solid year-over-year increase. Most of that value is concentrated in Hartford proper, though a small slice of the district touches Woodstock, where home values run considerably higher. Rents in the main Hartford zip code are moderate by national standards, and the rent-to-income ratio comes in below the estimated mortgage-to-income burden, which means renting is currently more affordable than buying for a household at the median income. The county-level market shows a healthy supply of active listings and a median listing price that has crept up modestly over the past year. Homes are taking longer to sell than they did a year ago, which points to a market that has cooled slightly from peak demand but remains active.

Publicly reported information on recent district-level changes turned up little of lasting impact. The district brief searched for parent-relevant developments and found nothing substantial enough to flag, so a family moving in is looking at a relatively stable organizational picture rather than one in flux.

What a parent gets here is a mid-sized Vermont district with a broad grade span, a dedicated career and technology center, and spending that runs high relative to its county peers. The missing academic and demographic data is a real limitation, and the absenteeism figure is a soft spot worth probing. The housing market is expensive for the region but not runaway, and the town appears settled rather than in the midst of dramatic change.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

1,455

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 5%

Black 1%

White 89%

Asian 1%

Two+ 4%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Schools in this District

6 schools are officially reported under this district.

Dothan Brook School

Ottauquechee School

Hartford Area Career & Technology Center

Hartford Memorial Middle School

Hartford High School

White River School

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$424,855

Year-over-year change+6.3%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$407K to $711K

vs. state typical1.08x

vs. national typical1.15x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
05001	Hartford	$407K	+6.3%	84.4%
05059	Hartford	$510K	+6.8%	12.5%
05091	Woodstock	$711K	+3.2%	1.6%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,875/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
05001	Hartford	$1,875	—	84.4%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,144/mo

Home price / national median income5.1x

Annual rent / national median income26.9%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$269/mo

Market Activity: Windsor County

Median listing price$569,000

Median listing price YoY+3.5%

Median price per sq ft$298

Median price per sq ft YoY+3.5%

Median days on market86.8 days

Median days on market YoY+12.7%

Active listings281

Active listings YoY+8.1%

New listings132

New listings YoY+22.2%

Pending listings126

Pending listings YoY-6.7%

Hotness: median listing price$602,750

Hotness: median listing price YoY+9.7%

Supply score4.6

Supply score YoY-37.5%

Demand score54.4

Demand score YoY-12.7%

Median listing price (12 months)

Median price per sq ft (12 months)

Median days on market (12 months)

Active listings (12 months)

New listings (12 months)

Pending listings (12 months)

Hotness: median listing price (12 months)

Supply score (12 months)

Demand score (12 months)

Comparison

State typical home value$394,227 (+1.6% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Academic Performance
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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