The Hartford School District consists of nine schools, four of which serve the wider regional community.
Hartford High School
White River Jct. VT
Grade levels: 9 – 12
Student Population:530
Average Class size: 15
Principal: Nelson Fogg Jr.
Jeff Moreno, Assistant Principal, Athletics
Ben Gardner, Assistant Principal
Melissa Wyman, Dean of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Hartford Area Career and Technology Center
White River Junction, VT
Grade Levels: 11th & 12th with 5 programs available for 10th grade.
Student Population: 331
Average Class Size: Level II programs=11; Level I programs=11; non-sequential programs=4
Number of Programs: 14
Director: Erika Schneider
Assistant Director: Scott Farnsworth
The Hartford Area Career and Technology Center (HACTC) serves students from Hanover, Hartford, Lebanon, Mascoma, Windsor, and Woodstock High Schools. In addition, the HACTC also serves students from Rivendell Academy, White River Valley High School, Thetford Academy, Mid-Vermont Christian School, Ledyard Charter School, The Sharon Academy, Springfield High School, and home-study students. We strive to be the educational hub that connects all the Upper Valley communities, preparing students for both post-secondary education as well as immediate employment.
Hartford Memorial Middle School
White River Junction, VT
Grades: 6-8
Student Population: 305
Average Class Size: 20
Principal : Tristan Upson
The Hartford Memorial Middle School is an educational community where the qualities of academic rigor are closely valued and coupled with the healthy development of emotional and physical health of adolescents.
Dothan Brook School
White River Junction, VT
Grade Levels: Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 5
Student Population: 253
Average Class Size (K-5): 18
Number of Classes: 3 (Pre-K) & 12 (K-5)
Principal: Rick Dustin-Eichler
The Dothan Brook School’s community of students, staff, and families is committed to fostering academic, social, and emotional growth in a physically and emotionally safe learning environment that nurtures a sense of belonging in all its members.
Ottauquechee School
Quechee, VT
Grade levels: Pre-Kindergarten through grade 5
Student population: 201
Average class size: 15
Number of classes: 14 classrooms consisting of morning and afternoon pre-kindergarten, grade specific classrooms for grades 1-5, and a “Think Tank” intensive needs program.
Principal: Amelia Donahey
Ottauquechee School is a place where intellectual curiosity, innovative learning opportunities, collaboration, and cross curricular skills are encouraged and celebrated.
White River School
White River Junction, Vermont
Grade levels: Pre-kindergarten through grade 5
Student population : 160
Average class size: 13 (grades K-5), 14 (pre-K)
Number of classes: 1 full day pre-K, 11 classes in grades K5 (2 per grade level)
Principal: Doug Kussius
White River School’s strong assessment results validate our commitment to the goal of having each student do her/his best every day. A dedicated and energetic faculty and staff insist on the highest standards of academic performance by each child. White River students enjoy consistent, school-wide approaches in reading, phonics, math, writing, grammar and discipline that are supported by research and experience.
Regional Alternative Program
Wilder, VT
The Alternative Program at The Wilder School is an educational therapeutic program serving students, grades 1 through 12, from the Hartford Area Regional Collaborative member schools. Students with severe behavioral disabilities are referred to the Wilder School by the member supervisory unions.
Hartford Autism Regional Program
Wilder, VT
The Autism Program at The Wilder School provides educational and clinical services for students in elementary school through high school who have autism or other related developmental disabilities. Using principles of applied behavior analysis, this program strives to teach students effective communication skills, social skills, functional academic skills, self-help/personal care skills, ADL skills and pre-vocational/ vocational skills training.
Regional Resource Center
White River Junction, VT
The Regional Resource Center (RRC) is a collaborative program serving students up to age 21 with developmental delays and multiple disabilities within the Upper Valley. With a team of highly dedicated individuals, students learn skills necessary to live and work as independently as possible in their community.
Data from the 2021 Annual Report.