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Colchester School District

Colchester School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (2,409 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Colchester School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$88,732
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$24,934
Per-pupil spending
2,409
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in VT
$88,732

Colchester School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (2,409 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $88,732, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,409 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Colchester School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (2,409 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 83rd percentile for Vermont
  • 83rd percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Colchester School District ranks #12 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #45 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
  • -8.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (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, Colchester School District's instructional payroll puts 79.6% into regular program , 20.0 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 Colchester School VT median Gap
Regular program 79.6% 99.5% -20.0 pp
Special education 16.7% 0.0% +16.7 pp
Other programs 3.7% 0.0% +3.7 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 5003240 · FY2023.

LEAID 5003240 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Colchester School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-MID P83 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,409 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mill FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $88,732 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Vermont · P83 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Mill ($208est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Colchester School

Salary neighbourhood · Colchester School

Colchester 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 Colchester School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$88,732 Top 17% higher than 83% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $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. Colchester 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

Colchester 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 Colchester School District ranks #12 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #45 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

Colchester 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 Colchester School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -8.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Vermont's statewide +12.9% by 21.0 points, a growth rate faster than 10% of the 68 Vermont districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$88,732.394

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
$91,343

+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 Colchester School District

What the Numbers Say About Colchester School District

Colchester School District is a small school district in Vermont, serving 2,409 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,934. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $88,732, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5003240 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Colchester School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 23.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (26.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 83% 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, Colchester School District reports $60.1M in total expenditure against $56.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.5M, special-education teacher pay is $2.6M.

How does Colchester 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.

Colchester School District $88,732
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Colchester School District pays -9.9% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $24,934 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, Colchester School District sits closest to Mill River Unified Union School District #52; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Oxbow Unified Union School District #91. 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. Mill River Unified Union School District #52
  2. Winooski Incorporated School District
  3. Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
  4. Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
  5. Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90
  6. Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
  7. Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
  8. Burlington School District
  9. Barre Unified Union School District #97
  10. Harwood Unified Union School District #60
  11. Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
  2. Georgia School District
  3. Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76
  4. Green Mountain Unified School District #77
  5. Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71
  6. Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
  7. Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
  8. Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56
  9. South Burlington School District
  10. Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62
  11. Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Colchester School District: closest on enrollment (2,409 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($88,732 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

$56.5M
Total Revenue
$60.1M
Total Expenditure
$20.2M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.5M
Regular Program
$2.6M
Special Education
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Colchester School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Colchester School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 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.

White River Unified School District #79
$54,386
624 students
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56
$98,533
4,216 students
Rockingham School District
$60,079
512 students
Derby School District
$66,000
496 students
Rivendell Interstate School District
$80,288
422 students
Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
$64,065
2,339 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 Colchester School District
What is the average teacher salary in Colchester School District?

The average teacher salary in Colchester School District is $88,732 (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 Colchester School District teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Colchester School District pays 23.2% more than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $88,732.

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

Colchester School District pays 26.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $88,732.

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

Colchester School District spends approximately $24,934 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Colchester School District's total expenditure of $60.1M (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. Colchester 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.