Spaulding High School and the Central Vermont Career Center has a long history in the city of Barre.

Designed by Vermont architect Lambert Packard of St. Johnsbury, the new building made of brick and Barre granite, mimicked the Richardsonian Romanesque popular in the mid-19th Century with "large, round-arched entranceways, recessed windows with contrasting sills, carved capitals, and the characteristic towers and turrets."

The student population quickly outgrew the space and five new schools were created to house the lower grades.

"[5] Over the course of the past 40 years, the building has grown and expanded to include the Central Vermont Career Center.

In addition, Act 77 has charged Vermont secondary school educators to create personalized learning environments that offer flexible pathways to graduation.