School district · Vermont · LEAID 5000400
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 spends $37,495 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $83,741
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $37,495
- Per-pupil spending
- 853
- Students enrolled
- 79th
- Pct. in VT
Well above benchmark
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 spends $37,495 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $83,741, above the national average of $70,245, serving 853 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- High per-pupil spending: Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 spends $37,495 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure.
- 79th percentile for Vermont
- 78th percentile nationally
- 26% 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.
- Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 ranks #15 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #7 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
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Instructional payroll mix vs Vermont median
Among 101 Vermont districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59's instructional payroll puts 69.8% into regular program , 29.7 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 | Orange Southwest | VT median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 69.8% | 99.5% | -29.7 pp |
| Special education | 15.7% | 0.0% | +15.7 pp |
| Vocational programs | 14.5% | 0.0% | +14.5 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 5000400 · FY2023.
LEAID 5000400 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Orange Southwest F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $83,741 estimated average teacher salary · P79 in Vermont · P78 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Addison (+$1,351est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Orange Southwest
Salary neighbourhood · Orange Southwest
Orange Southwest 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).
- Taconic · low pole
Taconic · low pole
$52,844 est. salary
- Harwood · near
Harwood · near
$81,833 est. salary
- Barre · near
Barre · near
$81,840 est. salary
- Orange · this district
Orange · this district
$83,741 est. salary
- Addison · near
Addison · near
$85,093 est. salary
- Saint · top pay
Saint · top pay
$103,297 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Orange Southwest
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$83,741 Top 22% higher than 78% of 10,684 US districts
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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023
Orange Southwest in Vermont's upper-third pay band
Same 70 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Saint Johnsbury School District
Saint Johnsbury School District
$103,297 est. avg salary
- Winooski Incorporated School District
Winooski Incorporated School District
$89,883 est. avg salary
- Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
$83,741 est. avg salary
What this shows Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 ranks #15 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #7 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Winooski Incorporated School District
Winooski Incorporated School District
$50,062 per pupil
- Saint Johnsbury School District
Saint Johnsbury School District
$46,343 per pupil
- Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
$37,495 per pupil
What this shows Winooski Incorporated School District leads spending at $50,062 per pupil; Saint Johnsbury School District leads pay.
What stands out about Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
- Its per-pupil spending of $37,495 is among the highest in the nation.
Vermont sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $83,741.176
- Vermont price level
- 97.1 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $86,205
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+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 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
What the Numbers Say About Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 is a small school district in Vermont, serving 853 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $37,495. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,741, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5000400 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 16.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 79% 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, Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 reports $32.0M in total expenditure against $30.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.
How does Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Vermont average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 pays -15.0% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $37,495 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, Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 sits closest to Addison Central Unified Union School District #55; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78. 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.
- Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
- Barre Unified Union School District #97
- Harwood Unified Union School District #60
- Springfield School District
- Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
- Rivendell Interstate School District
- Mill River Unified Union School District #52
- Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61
- Colchester School District
- Waits River Union High District #36
- Winooski Incorporated School District
- Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
- Springfield School District
- Hartland School District
- Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
- Rivendell Interstate School District
- Rutland City School District
- Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
- Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
- North Country Union High School District
- Barre Unified Union School District #97
- Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Addison Central Unified Union School District #55$85,093 estimated salary+1.6% versus this district · 1,770 students
- Barre Unified Union School District #97$81,840 estimated salary-2.3% versus this district · 2,199 students
- Harwood Unified Union School District #60$81,833 estimated salary-2.3% versus this district · 1,818 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78$37,741 per pupil+0.7% versus this district · $66,876 estimated salary
- Springfield School District$36,875 per pupil-1.7% versus this district · $80,700 estimated salary
- Hartland School District$36,125 per pupil-3.7% versus this district · $68,609 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59: closest on enrollment (853 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,741 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 places 14 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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Smaller-district sample from 69 Vermont peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
What is the average teacher salary in Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59?
The average teacher salary in Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 is $83,741 (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 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 pays 16.3% more than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $83,741.
How does Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 teacher pay compare to the national average?
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 pays 19.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,741.
What is the per-pupil spending in Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59?
Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 spends approximately $37,495 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 26% of Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59's total expenditure of $32.0M (NCES FY2023).
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