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Paine Mountain Union School District #68

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 sits in the lowest third of Vermont districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,911 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Paine Mountain Union School District #68 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,911
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$18,467
Per-pupil spending
1,047
Students enrolled
6th
Pct. in VT
$54,911

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 sits in the lowest third of Vermont districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,911 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,911, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,047 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Paine Mountain Union School District #68 sits in the lowest third of Vermont districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,911 (above only 6% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 6th percentile for Vermont
  • 26th percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Paine Mountain Union School District #68 ranks #66 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #66 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
  • -9.1% 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, Paine Mountain Union School District #68's instructional payroll puts 3.4% into special education , 3.4 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 Paine Mountain VT median Gap
Regular program 96.6% 99.5% -2.9 pp
Special education 3.4% 0.0% +3.4 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 5000408 · FY2023.

LEAID 5000408 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Paine Mountain F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -24% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P6 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,047 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Orleans FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,911 estimated average teacher salary · P6 in Vermont · P26 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northern (+$2,058est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Paine Mountain

Salary neighbourhood · Paine Mountain

Paine Mountain 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 Paine Mountain

Paine Mountain Union School District #68's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,911 26th percentile higher than 26% 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. 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

Paine Mountain 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 Paine Mountain Union School District #68 ranks #66 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #66 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

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 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 Paine Mountain Union School District #68

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -9.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Vermont's statewide +12.9% by 22.0 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 68 Vermont districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$54,911.392

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
$56,527

+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 Paine Mountain Union School District #68

What the Numbers Say About Paine Mountain Union School District #68

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 is a small school district in Vermont, serving 1,047 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,467. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,911, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5000408 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Paine Mountain Union School District #68 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 23.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 6% 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, Paine Mountain Union School District #68 reports $19.3M in total expenditure against $19.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Paine Mountain Union School District #68 compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Vermont average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 $54,911
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 pays -44.3% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $18,467 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, Paine Mountain Union School District #68 sits closest to Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Arlington 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. Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94
  2. White River Unified School District #79
  3. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
  4. Hazen Union High School District #26
  5. Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
  6. Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
  7. Danville School District
  8. Fairfax School District
  9. Cambridge School District
  10. Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88
  11. Rockingham School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Arlington School District
  2. Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
  3. Rockingham School District
  4. Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
  5. Mount Anthony Union High School District #14
  6. Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53
  7. Fairfax School District
  8. White River Unified School District #79
  9. Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
  10. Derby School District
  11. Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Paine Mountain Union School District #68: closest on enrollment (1,047 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,911 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

$19.9M
Total Revenue
$19.3M
Total Expenditure
$4.5M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.2M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Paine Mountain Union School District #68: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 96% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 4% 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 44 of 47, Paine Mountain Union School District #68 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.

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Other Vermont Districts

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

Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
$55,735
624 students
White River Unified School District #79
$54,386
624 students
Rockingham School District
$60,079
512 students
Derby School District
$66,000
496 students
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90
$92,683
1,602 students
Rivendell Interstate School District
$80,288
422 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 Paine Mountain Union School District #68
What is the average teacher salary in Paine Mountain Union School District #68?

The average teacher salary in Paine Mountain Union School District #68 is $54,911 (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 Paine Mountain Union School District #68 teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 pays 23.8% less than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $54,911.

How does Paine Mountain Union School District #68 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 pays 21.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,911.

What is the per-pupil spending in Paine Mountain Union School District #68?

Paine Mountain Union School District #68 spends approximately $18,467 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Paine Mountain Union School District #68's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Paine Mountain Union School District #68's total expenditure of $19.3M (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. Paine Mountain Union School District #68'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.