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Springfield School District

Springfield School District spends $36,875 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Springfield School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$80,700
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$36,875
Per-pupil spending
1,219
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in VT
$80,700

Springfield School District spends $36,875 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $80,700, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,219 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Springfield School District spends $36,875 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Vermont districts with a reliable figure.
  • 74th percentile for Vermont
  • 75th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Springfield School District ranks #18 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #8 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
  • +15.2% 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, Springfield School District's instructional payroll puts 77.6% into regular program , 21.9 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 Springfield School VT median Gap
Regular program 77.6% 99.5% -21.9 pp
Special education 20.8% 0.0% +20.8 pp
Other programs 1.5% 0.0% +1.5 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 5007530 · FY2023.

LEAID 5007530 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Springfield School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +12% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-MID P75 national PPE-HIGH $37K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,219 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Kingdom FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $80,700 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in Vermont · P75 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Kingdom ($72est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Springfield School

Salary neighbourhood · Springfield School

Springfield School 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 Springfield School

Springfield School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$80,700 Top 25% higher than 75% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Springfield School 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

What stands out about Springfield School District

  • Its per-pupil spending of $36,875 is among the highest in the nation.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$80,699.86

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
$83,074

+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 Springfield School District

What the Numbers Say About Springfield School District

Springfield School District is a small school district in Vermont, serving 1,219 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $36,875. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $80,700, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5007530 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Springfield School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (14.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 74% 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, Springfield School District reports $45.0M in total expenditure against $46.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.8M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Springfield 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.

Springfield School District $80,700
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Springfield School District pays -18.1% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $36,875 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, Springfield School District sits closest to Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Burlington 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. Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
  2. Rivendell Interstate School District
  3. Harwood Unified Union School District #60
  4. Barre Unified Union School District #97
  5. Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61
  6. Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
  7. Rutland Town School District
  8. Maple Run Unified Union School District #57
  9. Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
  10. Blue Mountain Union School District #21
  11. Mill River Unified Union School District #52
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Burlington School District
  2. Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
  3. Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
  4. Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
  5. Rivendell Interstate School District
  6. Rutland City School District
  7. Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
  8. Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51
  9. Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
  10. North Country Union High School District
  11. Barre Unified Union School District #97

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Springfield School

Two out-of-state peer sets for Springfield School District: closest on enrollment (1,219 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($80,700 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

$46.2M
Total Revenue
$45.0M
Total Expenditure
$9.2M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.8M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Springfield 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. Springfield School District places 17 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 Springfield School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
$60,338
685 students
Green Mountain Unified School District #77
$72,597
680 students
North Country Union High School District
$67,332
680 students
Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
$85,093
1,770 students
Mount Ascutney School District #86
$61,600
643 students
Georgia School District
$45,099
630 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 Springfield School District
What is the average teacher salary in Springfield School District?

The average teacher salary in Springfield School District is $80,700 (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 Springfield School District teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Springfield School District pays 12.1% more than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $80,700.

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

Springfield School District pays 14.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $80,700.

What is the per-pupil spending in Springfield School District?

Springfield School District spends approximately $36,875 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Springfield School District's total expenditure of $45.0M (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. Springfield 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.