Barre Unified Union School District

Listed by NCES as Barre Unified Union School District #97 (district ID 5000445)

Public school district · Washington County · Vermont · NCES district ID 5000445

Barre Unified Union School District spent $27,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 90% of the other Vermont districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,052). Its 3 schools enrolled 2,132 students in 2024-25; 83.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,643 per student, up 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Vermont's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Barre Unified Union ranks 4.

Current spending per student, largest Vermont districts, FY23Rutland City $30,414; Burlington $29,715; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 $29,600; Barre Unified Union $27,371; Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 $26,352; South Burlington $23,871; Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $23,370; Colchester $22,605; Mount Mansfield Unified Union $21,876; Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 $18,907; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.15k20k25k30k35kRutland City$30,414Burlington$29,715Essex Westford Educational Com…$29,600Barre Unified Union$27,371Maple Run Unified Union School…$26,352South Burlington$23,871Champlain Valley Unified Union…$23,370Colchester$22,605Mount Mansfield Unified Union$21,876Windham Southeast Unified Unio…$18,907State median, 1,000+ students $24,052
Current spending per student, largest Vermont districts, FY23Rutland City $30,414; Burlington $29,715; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 $29,600; Barre Unified Union $27,371; Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 $26,352; South Burlington $23,871; Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $23,370; Colchester $22,605; Mount Mansfield Unified Union $21,876; Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 $18,907; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.15k20k25k30k35kRutland City$30,414Burlington$29,715Essex Westford Educational Communit…$29,600Barre Unified Union$27,371Maple Run Unified Union School Dist…$26,352South Burlington$23,871Champlain Valley Unified Union Scho…$23,370Colchester$22,605Mount Mansfield Unified Union$21,876Windham Southeast Unified Union Sch…$18,907State median, 1,000+ students $24,052
Current spending per student, largest Vermont districts, FY23Rutland City $30,414; Burlington $29,715; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 $29,600; Barre Unified Union $27,371; Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 $26,352; South Burlington $23,871; Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $23,370; Colchester $22,605; Mount Mansfield Unified Union $21,876; Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 $18,907; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.15k25k35kRutland City$30,414Burlington$29,715Essex Westford Educational Community Unifie…$29,600Barre Unified Union$27,371Maple Run Unified Union School District #57$26,352South Burlington$23,871Champlain Valley Unified Union School Distr…$23,370Colchester$22,605Mount Mansfield Unified Union$21,876Windham Southeast Unified Union School Dist…$18,907State median, 1,000+ students $24,052
Current spending per student, largest Vermont districts, FY23Rutland City $30,414; Burlington $29,715; Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 $29,600; Barre Unified Union $27,371; Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 $26,352; South Burlington $23,871; Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 $23,370; Colchester $22,605; Mount Mansfield Unified Union $21,876; Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 $18,907; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.15k25k35kRutland City$30,414Burlington$29,715Essex Westford Educational Community Un…$29,600Barre Unified Union$27,371Maple Run Unified Union School District…$26,352South Burlington$23,871Champlain Valley Unified Union School D…$23,370Colchester$22,605Mount Mansfield Unified Union$21,876Windham Southeast Unified Union School…$18,907State median, 1,000+ students $24,052

Where the money came from

$64,650,000 in revenue: 83.7% state, 4.2% local and 12.1% federal. Total spending including $1,561,000 of capital outlay was $66,244,000, or $29,826 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Barre Unified Union School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $54,115,000; Local $2,696,000; Federal $7,839,000; total $64,650,000.
  • State$54,115,000 84%
  • Local$2,696,000 4%
  • Federal$7,839,000 12%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 32 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,199 students in 2022-23, 2,210 students in 2023-24, 2,132 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Barre Unified Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,199, 2023-24: 2,210, 2024-25: 2,13201k2k3k2022-232,1992023-242,2102024-252,132
Barre Unified Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,199, 2023-24: 2,210, 2024-25: 2,13201k2k3k2022-232,1992023-242,2102024-252,132
Barre Unified Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,199, 2023-24: 2,210, 2024-25: 2,13201k2k3k2022-232,1992023-242,2102024-252,132
Barre Unified Union School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,199, 2023-24: 2,210, 2024-25: 2,13201k2k3k2022-232,1992023-242,2102024-252,132

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,199197.311.1
2023-242,210199.811.1
2024-252,132203.810.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$16,143,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,268 per student

Barre Unified Union School District booked $16,143,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 197 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $81,840 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 in 100 Vermont districts with a figure (state median $67,643, 97 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Vermont teacher salary at $62,866 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$12,094,00074.9%
Special education$2,909,00018.0%
Vocational$1,134,0007.0%
Other programs$6,0000.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2019-20 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,320 in 2019-20, $6,932 in 2020-21, $7,244 in 2021-22, $7,268 in 2022-23.

Barre Unified Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $7,320, 2020-21: $6,932, 2021-22: $7,244, 2022-23: $7,26802k4k6k8k2019-20$7,3202020-21$6,9322021-22$7,2442022-23$7,268
Barre Unified Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $7,320, 2020-21: $6,932, 2021-22: $7,244, 2022-23: $7,26802k4k6k8k2019-20$7,3202020-21$6,9322021-22$7,2442022-23$7,268
Barre Unified Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $7,320, 2020-21: $6,932, 2021-22: $7,244, 2022-23: $7,26802k4k6k8k2019-20$7,3202020-21$6,9322021-22$7,2442022-23$7,268
Barre Unified Union School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $7,320, 2020-21: $6,932, 2021-22: $7,244, 2022-23: $7,26802k4k6k8k2019-20$7,3202020-21$6,9322021-22$7,2442022-23$7,268

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

2 elementary schools, 1,522 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Barre Town Elementary & Middle School82111.330.2%Schoolwide program
Barre City Elementary/Middle School7019.561.1%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 610 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Spaulding Union High School61010.738.9%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Barre Unified Union School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Barre Unified Union School District

  1. Vermont districts by spending per studentBarre Unified Union School District ranks 4 of 32 Vermont districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,371).#4 of 32
  2. Every school district in VermontBarre Unified Union School District is the number 9 by size of 116 Vermont districts, with 2,221 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 116
  3. Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96The next larger Vermont district: 2,373 students in fall 2022, $18,907 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,907
  4. Rutland City School DistrictThe next smaller Vermont district: 1,960 students in fall 2022, $30,414 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,414
  5. Compare Barre Unified Union School District with Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Spaulding Union High School, its largest high school610 students in 2024-25, 10.7 per teacher.610
  7. Teacher salary spending across VermontBarre Unified Union School District spent $81,840 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $67,643); spending, not a salary.$81,840
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Barre Unified Union School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Barre Unified Union School District?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 2,132 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Barre Unified Union School District spend per student?
    $27,371 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Vermont median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,052 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,643 per student, up 1.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Barre Unified Union School District's money come from?
    $64,650,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 83.7% state, 4.2% local and 12.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Barre Unified Union School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $16,143,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,268 per student. Divided by the 197 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,840 per teacher, more than 82 in 100 Vermont districts (state median $67,643). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Vermont teacher salary at $62,866 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. What is Barre Unified Union School District's NCES district ID?
    5000445. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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