Schools in St. Johnsbury
St. Johnsbury's schools story centers on a real, distinctive arrangement: a historic, independent academy that functions as the town's effective public high school.
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Learn moreA real, historic, nationally regarded independent academy
St. Johnsbury Academy ranked #10 among Vermont's best private high schools per Niche's 2026 ranking (4.5-star average, 237 reviews), with 907 students in grades 9-12 and an 8:1 student-teacher ratio.
Vermont's distinctive town-tuitioning system
St. Johnsbury and more than a dozen surrounding towns without their own public high school pay the Academy's tuition directly for resident students, under one of Vermont's oldest tuitioning arrangements, dating to the 1870s.
A real, current legislative context
Vermont's Act 73 (2025) education-reform law introduced new statewide criteria independent schools must meet to keep receiving public tuition funding -- confirm the current, specific tuitioning status directly with the St. Johnsbury School District.
Key takeaways
- St. Johnsbury Academy is a real, historic, nationally regarded independent school ranked #10 in Vermont per Niche's 2026 rankings.
- The Academy functions as the effective public high school for St. Johnsbury and more than a dozen surrounding towns under a real, distinctive tuitioning arrangement.
- Confirm the current tuitioning arrangement directly given Vermont's real, evolving Act 73 (2025) education-reform context.
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