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Burlington School District

Burlington School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (3,473 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Burlington School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$94,778
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$36,419
Per-pupil spending
3,473
Students enrolled
91st
Pct. in VT
$94,778

Burlington School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (3,473 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $94,778, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,473 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Burlington School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (3,473 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 91st percentile for Vermont
  • 88th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Vermont ranks #18 of 49 on the salary estimate and #48 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Burlington School District ranks #6 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Saint Johnsbury School District pay #1 at $103,297 is not Winooski Incorporated School District spending #1 at $50,062 per pupil
  • +22.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2021 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Vermont median

Among 101 Vermont districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Burlington School District's instructional payroll puts 67.4% into regular program , 32.1 points below the state median of 99.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Burlington School VT median Gap
Regular program 67.4% 99.5% -32.1 pp
Special education 18.3% 0.0% +18.3 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 0.0% +4.8 pp
Other programs 9.5% 0.0% +9.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 101 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5002820 · FY2023.

LEAID 5002820 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Burlington School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +32% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P91 in state RANK-NAT-MID P88 national PPE-HIGH $36K/pupil ENR-MID 3,473 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Washington FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $94,778 estimated average teacher salary · P91 in Vermont · P88 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Washington (+$1,030est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Burlington School

Salary neighbourhood · Burlington School

Burlington School already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Burlington School

Burlington School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$94,778 Top 12% higher than 88% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Burlington School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Burlington School in Vermont's upper-third pay band

Same 70 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Burlington School District ranks #6 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #9 of 70 by per-pupil spending. Saint Johnsbury School District pay #1 at $103,297 is not Winooski Incorporated School District spending #1 at $50,062 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Burlington School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Winooski Incorporated School District leads spending at $50,062 per pupil; Saint Johnsbury School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Burlington School District

  • This is a contracting district: 3,834 students in FY2019 down to 3,552 in FY2021, a 7.4% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $36,419 is among the highest in the nation.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$94,777.575

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Vermont price level
97.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$97,566

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Vermont sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Vermont compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Burlington School District

What the Numbers Say About Burlington School District

Burlington School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Vermont, serving 3,473 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $36,419. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $94,778, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5002820 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Burlington School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 31.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (34.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 91% of them. Vermont itself ranks #18 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Burlington School District reports $126.5M in total expenditure against $116.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $20.0M, special-education teacher pay is $5.4M.

How does Burlington School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Vermont average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Burlington School District $94,778
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Burlington School District pays -3.8% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $36,419 vs $26,312

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Vermont districts

On pay, Burlington School District sits closest to Washington Central Unified Union School District #92; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Springfield School District. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
  2. Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
  3. Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90
  4. South Burlington School District
  5. Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
  6. Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56
  7. Colchester School District
  8. Rutland City School District
  9. Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
  10. Barre Unified Union School District #97
  11. Harwood Unified Union School District #60
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Springfield School District
  2. Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
  3. Rutland City School District
  4. Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
  5. Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
  6. Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
  7. Barre Unified Union School District #97
  8. Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61
  9. Hartford School District
  10. Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
  11. Missisquoi Valley School District #89

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Burlington School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Burlington School District: closest on enrollment (3,473 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($94,778 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$116.1M
Total Revenue
$126.5M
Total Expenditure
$34.7M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$20.0M
Regular Program
$5.4M
Special Education
$1.4M
Vocational
$2.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Burlington School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Vermont Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Vermont districts belongs to Saint Johnsbury School District at $103,297. Burlington School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 6 of 47, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Vermont sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Texas and Pennsylvania are its nearest price peers.

View all Vermont districts →

Other Vermont Districts

Large-district sample from 69 Vermont peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Winooski Incorporated School District
$89,883
787 students
Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B
$60,927
740 students
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
$63,208
727 students
Saint Johnsbury School District
$103,297
702 students
Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
$60,338
685 students
Green Mountain Unified School District #77
$72,597
680 students

This is a sample of 6 from 69 Vermont districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Burlington School District
What is the average teacher salary in Burlington School District?

The average teacher salary in Burlington School District is $94,778 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Burlington School District teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Burlington School District pays 31.6% more than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $94,778.

How does Burlington School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Burlington School District pays 34.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $94,778.

What is the per-pupil spending in Burlington School District?

Burlington School District spends approximately $36,419 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Burlington School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Burlington School District's total expenditure of $126.5M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Burlington School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.