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South Burlington School District

South Burlington School District sits in the highest third of Vermont districts on estimated teacher pay at $97,302 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for South Burlington School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$97,302
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$26,691
Per-pupil spending
2,695
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in VT
$97,302

South Burlington School District sits in the highest third of Vermont districts on estimated teacher pay at $97,302 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $97,302, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,695 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: South Burlington School District sits in the highest third of Vermont districts on estimated teacher pay at $97,302 (above 94% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 94th percentile for Vermont
  • 89th percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • South Burlington School District ranks #4 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 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
  • +20.3% 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, South Burlington School District's instructional payroll puts 78.1% into regular program , 21.4 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 South Burlington VT median Gap
Regular program 78.1% 99.5% -21.4 pp
Special education 18.8% 0.0% +18.8 pp
Other programs 3.1% 0.0% +3.1 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 5007470 · FY2023.

LEAID 5007470 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

South Burlington F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +35% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P89 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-MID 2,695 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Champlain FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $97,302 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Vermont · P89 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Champlain (+$1,232est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for South Burlington

Salary neighbourhood · South Burlington

South Burlington 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for South Burlington

South Burlington School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$97,302 Top 11% higher than 89% 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%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

South Burlington in Vermont's upper-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 South Burlington School District ranks #4 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #37 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

South Burlington 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 South Burlington School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Vermont's statewide +12.9% by 7.3 points, a growth rate faster than 72% of the 68 Vermont districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $26,691 is among the highest in the nation.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$97,301.739

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
$100,164

+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 South Burlington School District

What the Numbers Say About South Burlington School District

South Burlington School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Vermont, serving 2,695 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $26,691. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $97,302, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5007470 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in South Burlington School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 35.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (38.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 94% 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, South Burlington School District reports $71.9M in total expenditure against $69.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $16.6M, special-education teacher pay is $4.0M.

How does South Burlington 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.

South Burlington School District $97,302
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

South Burlington School District pays -1.3% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $26,691 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, South Burlington School District sits closest to Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62. 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. Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56
  2. Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
  3. Burlington School District
  4. Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
  5. Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90
  6. Rutland City School District
  7. Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
  8. Saint Johnsbury School District
  9. Winooski Incorporated School District
  10. Colchester School District
  11. Mill River Unified Union School District #52
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62
  2. Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56
  3. Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90
  4. Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
  5. Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
  6. Milton School District
  7. Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71
  8. Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76
  9. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B
  10. Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
  11. Maple Run Unified Union School District #57

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near South Burlington School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for South Burlington School District: closest on enrollment (2,695 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($97,302 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

$69.0M
Total Revenue
$71.9M
Total Expenditure
$24.4M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.6M
Regular Program
$4.0M
Special Education
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in South Burlington School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational 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. South Burlington School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 4 of 47, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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

Large-district sample from 69 Vermont peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Missisquoi Valley School District #89
$66,317
1,813 students
Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
$85,093
1,770 students
Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
$91,934
3,725 students
Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90
$92,683
1,602 students
Milton School District
$69,438
1,459 students
Hartford School District
$71,040
1,454 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 South Burlington School District
What is the average teacher salary in South Burlington School District?

The average teacher salary in South Burlington School District is $97,302 (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 South Burlington School District teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

South Burlington School District pays 35.1% more than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $97,302.

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

South Burlington School District pays 38.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $97,302.

What is the per-pupil spending in South Burlington School District?

South Burlington School District spends approximately $26,691 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of South Burlington School District's total expenditure of $71.9M (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. South Burlington 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.