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Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spends $17,536 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,722
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,536
Per-pupil spending
1,422
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in VT
$64,722

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spends $17,536 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $64,722, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,422 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spends $17,536 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure.
  • 34th percentile for Vermont
  • 48th percentile nationally
  • 22% 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.
  • Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 ranks #46 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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
  • -4.1% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5000434 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Southwest Vermont F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P48 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,422 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Quarry FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,722 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in Vermont · P48 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Quarry ($294est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Southwest Vermont

Salary neighbourhood · Southwest Vermont

Southwest Vermont 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 Southwest Vermont

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,722 48th percentile higher than 48% 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

Southwest Vermont 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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 ranks #46 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #68 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

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

  • This is a contracting district: 1,501 students in FY2020 down to 1,422 in FY2023, a 5.3% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$64,721.578

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
$66,626

+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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

What the Numbers Say About Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 is a small school district in Vermont, serving 1,422 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,536. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,722, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5000434 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 34% 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, Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 reports $24.9M in total expenditure against $26.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.6M.

How does Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 compare?

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

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 $64,722
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 pays -34.3% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $17,536 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, Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 sits closest to Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fairfax 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. Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
  2. Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96
  3. Derby School District
  4. Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76
  5. Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
  6. Missisquoi Valley School District #89
  7. Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
  8. Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
  9. Mount Anthony Union High School District #14
  10. North Country Union High School District
  11. Mount Ascutney School District #86
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fairfax School District
  2. Arlington School District
  3. Paine Mountain Union School District #68
  4. Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
  5. Rockingham School District
  6. Derby School District
  7. Mount Anthony Union High School District #14
  8. Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53
  9. White River Unified School District #79
  10. Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87: closest on enrollment (1,422 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,722 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

$26.5M
Total Revenue
$24.9M
Total Expenditure
$5.6M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.6M
Regular Program

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for a single program in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87: the regular program. It reports no separate figure for special education, vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% 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. Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 places 31 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 Southwest Vermont). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
$52,844
1,012 students
Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
$66,321
939 students
Rutland City School District
$102,052
1,950 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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
What is the average teacher salary in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87?

The average teacher salary in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 is $64,722 (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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 pays 10.1% less than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $64,722.

How does Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 pays 7.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,722.

What is the per-pupil spending in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87?

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spends approximately $17,536 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87's total expenditure of $24.9M (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. Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87'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.