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Milton School District

Milton School District's estimated average teacher salary is $69,438 against a Vermont statewide mean of $72,015. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Milton School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,438
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$27,708
Per-pupil spending
1,459
Students enrolled
49th
Pct. in VT
$69,438

Milton School District's estimated average teacher salary is $69,438 against a Vermont statewide mean of $72,015. Estimated average teacher salary is $69,438, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,459 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack pay posture: Milton School District's estimated average teacher salary is $69,438 against a Vermont statewide mean of $72,015.
  • 49th percentile for Vermont
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Milton School District ranks #36 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #29 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
  • +15.5% 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, Milton School District's instructional payroll puts 22.4% into special education , 22.4 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 Milton School VT median Gap
Regular program 77.6% 99.5% -21.9 pp
Special education 22.4% 0.0% +22.4 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 5005610 · FY2023.

LEAID 5005610 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Milton School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P49 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,459 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Montpelier FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,438 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in Vermont · P58 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Montpelier (+$1,017est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Milton School

Salary neighbourhood · Milton School

Milton School sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Milton School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,438 Top 42% higher than 58% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Milton 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

What stands out about Milton School District

  • Enrolment fell from 1,648 to 1,459 students (11.5% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,708 is among the highest in the nation.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$69,437.67

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
$71,481

+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 Milton School District

What the Numbers Say About Milton School District

Milton School District is a small school district in Vermont, serving 1,459 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,708. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,438, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5005610 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Milton School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 49% 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, Milton School District reports $40.4M in total expenditure against $39.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.5M, special-education teacher pay is $2.2M.

How does Milton 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.

Milton School District $69,438
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Milton School District pays -29.5% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $27,708 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, Milton School District sits closest to Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96. 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. Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71
  2. Hartford School District
  3. Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62
  4. North Country Union High School District
  5. Mount Anthony Union High School District #14
  6. Arlington School District
  7. Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53
  8. Lake Region Union High School District #24
  9. Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
  10. Missisquoi Valley School District #89
  11. Green Mountain Unified School District #77
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
  2. Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
  3. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B
  4. Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90
  5. Twin Valley Unified School District #75
  6. Maple Run Unified Union School District #57
  7. Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62
  8. Harwood Unified Union School District #60
  9. Missisquoi Valley School District #89
  10. Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
  11. Mill River Unified Union School District #52

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Milton School

Two out-of-state peer sets for Milton School District: closest on enrollment (1,459 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,438 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

$39.4M
Total Revenue
$40.4M
Total Expenditure
$11.8M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.5M
Regular Program
$2.2M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Milton School District: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 82% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 18% 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. Milton School District places 26 of 47 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

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Other Vermont Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Vermont sample (including Milton School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
$52,844
1,012 students
Rutland City School District
$102,052
1,950 students
Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
$66,321
939 students
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
$83,741
853 students
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
$56,969
817 students
Mill River Unified Union School District #52
$88,524
798 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 Milton School District
What is the average teacher salary in Milton School District?

The average teacher salary in Milton School District is $69,438 (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 Milton School District teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Milton School District pays 3.6% less than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $69,438.

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

Milton School District pays 1.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,438.

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

Milton School District spends approximately $27,708 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Milton School District's total expenditure of $40.4M (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. Milton 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.