First Branch Unified School District
Public
Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8
Elementary and middle schools for Tunbridge and Chelsea.
At a glance
230Students enrolled
2Schools
2Towns served
$16,737Spent per student
8:1Student–teacher ratio
46%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceAcross 2 schools
Math proficiency25.9%
State average 33.2%
Reading / language arts38.9%
State average 48.3%
EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). District figure weighted by enrollment.
Where the money goes
$16,737
per student each year · 33% below the VT average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
218’20
246’21
243’22
249’23
230’24
Students
White · 97%222
Hispanic · 1%3
Two or more races · 1%3
Black · 1%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools2 in district
First Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 141 students · Tunbridge
C-PublicFirst Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 89 students · Chelsea
C+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Academic scores from the EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.