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North Country Union Junior High School District

North Country Union Junior High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for North Country Union Junior High School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,780
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$23,357
Per-pupil spending
263
Students enrolled
27th
Pct. in VT
$62,780

North Country Union Junior High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,780, below the national average of $70,245, serving 263 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: North Country Union Junior High School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 27th percentile for Vermont
  • 43rd percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • North Country Union Junior High School District ranks #51 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #52 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
  • -20.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5009570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

North Country F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P27 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P43 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-TINY 263 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Lake FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,780 estimated average teacher salary · P27 in Vermont · P43 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lake (+$427est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for North Country

Salary neighbourhood · North Country

North Country 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 North Country

North Country Union Junior High School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,780 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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. This 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

North Country 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 North Country Union Junior High School District ranks #51 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #52 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

North Country Union Junior High 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 North Country Union Junior High School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -20.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Vermont's statewide +12.9% by 32.9 points, a growth rate faster than 1% of the 68 Vermont districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (263 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$62,780.083

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
$64,627

+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 North Country Union Junior High School District

What the Numbers Say About North Country Union Junior High School District

North Country Union Junior High School District is a small school district in Vermont, serving 263 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,357. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,780, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5009570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in North Country Union Junior High School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 12.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 27% 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, North Country Union Junior High School District reports $6.1M in total expenditure against $6.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.0M.

How does North Country Union Junior High 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.

North Country Union Junior High School District $62,780
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

North Country Union Junior High School District pays -36.3% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $23,357 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, North Country Union Junior High School District sits closest to Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Danville 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. Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
  2. Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76
  3. Mount Ascutney School District #86
  4. First Branch Unified School District #82
  5. Twin Valley Unified School District #75
  6. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B
  7. Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
  8. Rockingham School District
  9. Derby School District
  10. Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
  11. Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Danville School District
  2. Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
  3. Hazen Union High School District #26
  4. Green Mountain Unified School District #77
  5. Georgia School District
  6. Newport City School District
  7. Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94
  8. Mount Ascutney School District #86
  9. Bellows Falls Union High School District #27
  10. Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
  11. Cambridge School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near North Country Union Junior High School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for North Country Union Junior High School District: closest on enrollment (263 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,780 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

$6.0M
Total Revenue
$6.1M
Total Expenditure
$1.9M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program
$0.0M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in North Country Union Junior High School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational 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. Placed 36 of 48, North Country Union Junior High 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.

Mount Ascutney School District #86
$61,600
643 students
Green Mountain Unified School District #77
$72,597
680 students
North Country Union High School District
$67,332
680 students
Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
$60,338
685 students
Saint Johnsbury School District
$103,297
702 students
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
$63,208
727 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 North Country Union Junior High School District
What is the average teacher salary in North Country Union Junior High School District?

The average teacher salary in North Country Union Junior High School District is $62,780 (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 North Country Union Junior High School District teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

North Country Union Junior High School District pays 12.8% less than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $62,780.

How does North Country Union Junior High School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

North Country Union Junior High School District pays 10.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,780.

What is the per-pupil spending in North Country Union Junior High School District?

North Country Union Junior High School District spends approximately $23,357 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of North Country Union Junior High School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of North Country Union Junior High School District's total expenditure of $6.1M (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. North Country Union Junior High 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.