Royalton, Vermont, 1,493 students in 10 schools

White River Valley Supervisory Union Snow Day Predictor

Q: When is the last day of school for White River Valley?

June 15, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How much snow does Royalton get?

About 70.2 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 14.3 miles away, averaged over 10 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 9.2 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 3.8 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near White River Valley?

18 inches on December 17, 2020, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 14.3 miles away in 10 winters. The snowiest winter was 2017 to 2018, with 96.7 inches.

Q: Does White River Valley get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

White River Valley averages 3.8 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 63 percent of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

Q: How does the White River Valley snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Royalton through the night and the 5 to 8 am bus run, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against White River Valley’s own big snow morning: 5 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 14.3 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in White River Valley, measured against White River Valley's own big snow morning of 5 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will White River Valley close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Royalton.

The White River Valley playbook

How White River Valley calls a snow day

Making up a lost day

The anticipated June 15, 2027 last day can move with school cancellations.

“Early Release - Last Day of School (Anticipated); *date subject to change due to school cancellations”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 31, 2026
Winter break Dec 23 to Jan 1
February break Feb 22 to Mar 2
Last day June 15, 2027

District calendar

Read from White River Valley’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is wrvsu.org.

Ten winters of school mornings

White River Valley’s snow record

70.2inches of snow a winter

9.2school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

3.8with 4 in or more

5 ina big snow morning in White River Valley: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

12.4school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 63% of the 52 Vermont districts with a station record.

3.7Nov

15.3Dec

17.3Jan

16.5Feb

13.1Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 18 in on December 17, 2020
Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 96.7 in
6 in mornings 1.6 a winter
1 in mornings 13.2 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 14.3 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

The Vermont rule

How Vermont counts a lost day

Vermont requires at least 175 student attendance days a year, with the school board setting the length of the day. A school closed for a cause beyond the board's control may petition the State Board for a waiver, filed within 10 days of each closing and by June 15; if granted the district is treated as having met the requirement.

The Vermont rules in the agency’s own words, and every Vermont district

Next door

Districts near White River Valley

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Mountain Views Supervisory UnionWoodstock	70.2 in	3.8
Hartford Supervisory DistrictWilder	56.7 in	2.8
Central Vermont Supervisory UnionWilliamstown	87.1 in	3.6
Rutland City Supervisory DistrictRutland	75.6 in	3
Greater Rutland County Supervisory UnionRutland	75.6 in	3
Orange East Supervisory UnionBradford	104 in	4

The schools

10 schools

Every school in White River Valley follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

White River Valley High School, South Royalton

Middle

White River Valley Middle School, Bethel
First Branch Middle School, Chelsea

Elementary

Sharon Elementary School, Sharon
South Royalton Elementary School, South Royalton
First Branch Elementary School, Tunbridge
Newton School, South Strafford
Bethel Elementary School, Bethel
Rochester School, Rochester
Stockbridge Central School, Stockbridge

Questions

White River Valley snow day questions

When is the last day of school for White River Valley?

How much snow does Royalton get?

What was the biggest snow day near White River Valley?

Does White River Valley get more snow days than other Vermont districts?

How does the White River Valley snow day predictor work?

How does Vermont handle snow days?

More winter

More for Vermont snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Vermont winter forecastThe season ahead for Vermont: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle — The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.