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School district · Vermont · LEAID 5008242

Waits River Union High District #36

Waits River Union High District #36 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Waits River Union High District #36 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,368
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$29,217
Per-pupil spending
263
Students enrolled
69th
Pct. in VT
$78,368

Waits River Union High District #36 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,368, above the national average of $70,245, serving 263 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Waits River Union High District #36 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 69th percentile for Vermont
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 25% 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.
  • Waits River Union High District #36 ranks #22 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #22 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
  • +20.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5008242 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Waits River F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P69 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-HIGH $29K/pupil ENR-TINY 263 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Rutland FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,368 estimated average teacher salary · P69 in Vermont · P72 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Mt. (+$505est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Waits River

Salary neighbourhood · Waits River

Waits River 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 Waits River

Waits River Union High District #36's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,368 Top 28% higher than 72% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

What stands out about Waits River Union High District #36

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Vermont's statewide +12.9% by 7.5 points, a growth rate faster than 74% of the 68 Vermont districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 6.9% here, from 246 students in FY2019 to 263 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (263 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,217 is among the highest in the nation.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$78,368.421

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
$80,674

+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 Waits River Union High District #36

What the Numbers Say About Waits River Union High District #36

Waits River Union High District #36 is a small school district in Vermont, serving 263 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,217. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,368, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5008242 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in Waits River Union High District #36 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 69% 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, Waits River Union High District #36 reports $7.7M in total expenditure against $7.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.5M.

How does Waits River Union High District #36 compare?

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

Waits River Union High District #36 $78,368
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

Waits River Union High District #36 pays -20.5% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $29,217 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, Waits River Union High District #36 sits closest to Rutland Town School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A. 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. Rutland Town School District
  2. Rivendell Interstate School District
  3. Blue Mountain Union School District #21
  4. Thetford School District
  5. Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
  6. Newport City School District
  7. Green Mountain Unified School District #77
  8. Lake Region Union High School District #24
  9. Arlington School District
  10. Weathersfield School District
  11. Twinfield Union School District #33
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
  2. Mill River Unified Union School District #52
  3. First Branch Unified School District #82
  4. Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54
  5. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B
  6. North Country Union High School District
  7. Weathersfield School District
  8. Twin Valley Unified School District #75
  9. Rutland Town School District
  10. Windsor Central Unified Union School District #76
  11. Twinfield Union School District #33

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Waits River Union High District #36's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Waits River Union High District #36: closest on enrollment (263 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,368 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

$7.0M
Total Revenue
$7.7M
Total Expenditure
$1.9M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.5M
Regular Program

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for a single program in Waits River Union High District #36: the regular program. It reports no separate figure for special education, vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% 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. Waits River Union High District #36 places 20 of 48 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.

View all Vermont districts →

Other Vermont Districts

Smaller-district sample from 69 Vermont peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Weathersfield School District
$69,444
262 students
Hartland School District
$68,609
281 students
First Branch Unified School District #82
$61,325
243 students
Hazen Union High School District #26
$55,972
301 students
Newport City School District
$72,614
313 students
Thetford School District
$74,535
208 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 Waits River Union High District #36
What is the average teacher salary in Waits River Union High District #36?

The average teacher salary in Waits River Union High District #36 is $78,368 (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 Waits River Union High District #36 teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

Waits River Union High District #36 pays 8.8% more than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $78,368.

How does Waits River Union High District #36 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Waits River Union High District #36 pays 11.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,368.

What is the per-pupil spending in Waits River Union High District #36?

Waits River Union High District #36 spends approximately $29,217 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Waits River Union High District #36's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of Waits River Union High District #36's total expenditure of $7.7M (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. Waits River Union High District #36'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.