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School district · Vermont · LEAID 5003930

Fairfax School District

Fairfax School District spends $16,780 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fairfax School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,670
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$16,780
Per-pupil spending
1,038
Students enrolled
14th
Pct. in VT
$57,670

Fairfax School District spends $16,780 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $57,670, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,038 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Fairfax School District spends $16,780 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure.
  • 14th percentile for Vermont
  • 32nd percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Fairfax School District ranks #60 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #69 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
  • +13.7% 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, Fairfax School District's instructional payroll puts 2.2% into special education , 2.2 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Vermont peer.

Program Fairfax School VT median Gap
Regular program 97.4% 99.5% -2.1 pp
Special education 2.2% 0.0% +2.2 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 5003930 · FY2023.

LEAID 5003930 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fairfax School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -20% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P14 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P32 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,038 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Cambridge FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,670 estimated average teacher salary · P14 in Vermont · P32 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northern ($700est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fairfax School

Salary neighbourhood · Fairfax School

Fairfax School trails 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 Fairfax School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,670 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $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. Fairfax 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

Fairfax School in Vermont's lower-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 Fairfax School District ranks #60 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #69 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

Fairfax 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 Fairfax School District

  • Enrolment grew 7.1% here, from 969 students in FY2019 to 1,038 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$57,669.689

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
$59,366

+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 Fairfax School District

What the Numbers Say About Fairfax School District

Fairfax School District is a small school district in Vermont, serving 1,038 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,780. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,670, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5003930 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Fairfax School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 19.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 14% 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, Fairfax School District reports $17.4M in total expenditure against $16.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Fairfax 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.

Fairfax School District $57,670
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Fairfax School District pays -41.5% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $16,780 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, Fairfax School District sits closest to Cambridge School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87. 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. Cambridge School District
  2. Danville School District
  3. Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
  4. Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88
  5. Hazen Union High School District #26
  6. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
  7. Rockingham School District
  8. Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94
  9. Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
  10. Paine Mountain Union School District #68
  11. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
  2. Derby School District
  3. Arlington School District
  4. Paine Mountain Union School District #68
  5. Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
  6. Rockingham School District
  7. Mount Anthony Union High School District #14
  8. Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53
  9. White River Unified School District #79
  10. Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
  11. Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fairfax School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fairfax School District: closest on enrollment (1,038 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,670 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

$16.6M
Total Revenue
$17.4M
Total Expenditure
$4.8M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.6M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Fairfax School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 98% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 2% 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. Placed 41 of 47, Fairfax School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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

Smaller-district sample from 69 Vermont peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
$60,338
685 students
Green Mountain Unified School District #77
$72,597
680 students
North Country Union High School District
$67,332
680 students
Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61
$78,873
1,411 students
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
$64,722
1,422 students
Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
$95,808
1,423 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 Fairfax School District
What is the average teacher salary in Fairfax School District?

The average teacher salary in Fairfax School District is $57,670 (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 Fairfax School District teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Fairfax School District pays 19.9% less than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $57,670.

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

Fairfax School District pays 17.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,670.

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

Fairfax School District spends approximately $16,780 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Fairfax School District's total expenditure of $17.4M (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. Fairfax 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.