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White River Unified School District #79

White River Unified School District #79 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (624 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for White River Unified School District #79 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,386
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$20,391
Per-pupil spending
624
Students enrolled
4th
Pct. in VT
$54,386

White River Unified School District #79 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (624 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,386, below the national average of $70,245, serving 624 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: White River Unified School District #79 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Vermont districts (624 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 4th percentile for Vermont
  • 24th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • White River Unified School District #79 ranks #67 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #61 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
  • -5.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5000426 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

White River F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -24% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P4 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P24 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 624 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Paine FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,386 estimated average teacher salary · P4 in Vermont · P24 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Paine (+$525est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for White River

Salary neighbourhood · White River

White River 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 White River

White River Unified School District #79's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,386 24th percentile higher than 24% 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

White River 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 White River Unified School District #79 ranks #67 of 70 Vermont districts by estimated teacher salary and #61 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

White River Unified School District #79 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 White River Unified School District #79

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -5.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Vermont's statewide +12.9% by 18.2 points, a growth rate faster than 15% of the 68 Vermont districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Vermont sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$54,386.228

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
$55,986

+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 White River Unified School District #79

What the Numbers Say About White River Unified School District #79

White River Unified School District #79 is a small school district in Vermont, serving 624 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,391. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,386, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5000426 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Vermont statewide average of $72,015, teacher pay in White River Unified School District #79 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 24.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Vermont, it pays more than 4% 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, White River Unified School District #79 reports $12.7M in total expenditure against $14.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.6M.

How does White River Unified School District #79 compare?

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

White River Unified School District #79 $54,386
Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $98,533
Vermont avg $72,015
National avg $70,245

White River Unified School District #79 pays -44.8% less than Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 · per-pupil $20,391 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, White River Unified School District #79 sits closest to Paine Mountain Union School District #68; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53. 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. Paine Mountain Union School District #68
  2. Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94
  3. Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
  4. Taconic and Green Regional School District #63
  5. Hazen Union High School District #26
  6. Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
  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. Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53
  2. Craftsbury Town School District
  3. Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
  4. Mount Anthony Union High School District #14
  5. Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88
  6. Lake Region Union High School District #24
  7. Cambridge School District
  8. Rockingham School District
  9. Mount Ascutney School District #86
  10. Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94
  11. Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near White River Unified School District #79's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for White River Unified School District #79: closest on enrollment (624 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,386 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

$14.3M
Total Revenue
$12.7M
Total Expenditure
$4.0M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for a single program in White River Unified School District #79: the regular program. It reports no separate figure for special education, vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% 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. At the other end, White River Unified School District #79 anchors the bottom of the 47-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

Mount Ascutney School District #86
$61,600
643 students
Green Mountain Unified School District #77
$72,597
680 students
North Country Union High School District
$67,332
680 students
Oxbow Unified Union School District #91
$60,338
685 students
Saint Johnsbury School District
$103,297
702 students
Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
$63,208
727 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 White River Unified School District #79
What is the average teacher salary in White River Unified School District #79?

The average teacher salary in White River Unified School District #79 is $54,386 (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 White River Unified School District #79 teacher pay compare to the Vermont average?

White River Unified School District #79 pays 24.5% less than the Vermont state average of $72,015. The district's average is $54,386.

How does White River Unified School District #79 teacher pay compare to the national average?

White River Unified School District #79 pays 22.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,386.

What is the per-pupil spending in White River Unified School District #79?

White River Unified School District #79 spends approximately $20,391 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of White River Unified School District #79's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of White River Unified School District #79's total expenditure of $12.7M (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. White River Unified School District #79'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.