Blue Mountain Union School

Listed by NCES as Blue Mountain Union School District #21 (district ID 5008224)

Public school district · Orange County · Vermont · NCES district ID 5008224

Blue Mountain Union School spent $23,990 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 86% of the other Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $18,200). Its one school enrolled 392 students in 2024-25; 97.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,980 per student, up 4.1% 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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Blue Mountain Union School in enrollment (338 to 427 students) and Blue Mountain Union School itself.

Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Blue Mountain Union School, FY23Norwich $44,561; Rivendell Interstate $31,877; Blue Mountain Union School $23,990; Twin Valley Unified School District #75 $21,162; Lake Region Union High School $17,635; Danville $17,594; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Arlington $14,791; Rutland Town $13,927; Thetford $12,331; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k20k30k40k50kNorwich$44,561Rivendell Interstate$31,877Blue Mountain Union School$23,990Twin Valley Unified School Dis…$21,162Lake Region Union High School$17,635Danville$17,594Orleans Southwest Union Elemen…$15,876Arlington$14,791Rutland Town$13,927Thetford$12,331State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Blue Mountain Union School, FY23Norwich $44,561; Rivendell Interstate $31,877; Blue Mountain Union School $23,990; Twin Valley Unified School District #75 $21,162; Lake Region Union High School $17,635; Danville $17,594; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Arlington $14,791; Rutland Town $13,927; Thetford $12,331; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k20k30k40k50kNorwich$44,561Rivendell Interstate$31,877Blue Mountain Union School$23,990Twin Valley Unified School District…$21,162Lake Region Union High School$17,635Danville$17,594Orleans Southwest Union Elementary …$15,876Arlington$14,791Rutland Town$13,927Thetford$12,331State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Blue Mountain Union School, FY23Norwich $44,561; Rivendell Interstate $31,877; Blue Mountain Union School $23,990; Twin Valley Unified School District #75 $21,162; Lake Region Union High School $17,635; Danville $17,594; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Arlington $14,791; Rutland Town $13,927; Thetford $12,331; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k30k50kNorwich$44,561Rivendell Interstate$31,877Blue Mountain Union School$23,990Twin Valley Unified School District #75$21,162Lake Region Union High School$17,635Danville$17,594Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School D…$15,876Arlington$14,791Rutland Town$13,927Thetford$12,331State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Blue Mountain Union School, FY23Norwich $44,561; Rivendell Interstate $31,877; Blue Mountain Union School $23,990; Twin Valley Unified School District #75 $21,162; Lake Region Union High School $17,635; Danville $17,594; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Arlington $14,791; Rutland Town $13,927; Thetford $12,331; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k30k50kNorwich$44,561Rivendell Interstate$31,877Blue Mountain Union School$23,990Twin Valley Unified School District #75$21,162Lake Region Union High School$17,635Danville$17,594Orleans Southwest Union Elementary Scho…$15,876Arlington$14,791Rutland Town$13,927Thetford$12,331State median, under 1,000 students $18,200

Where the money came from

$8,438,000 in revenue: 97.3% state, 2.7% local and not reported federal. Total spending including $131,000 of capital outlay was $10,373,000, or $25,238 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Blue Mountain Union School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $8,207,000; Local $231,000; Federal $0; total $8,438,000.
  • State$8,207,000 97%
  • Local$231,000 3%
  • Federal$0 0%

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 70 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

411 students in 2022-23, 393 students in 2023-24, 392 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Blue Mountain Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234112023-243932024-25392
Blue Mountain Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234112023-243932024-25392
Blue Mountain Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234112023-243932024-25392
Blue Mountain Union School enrollment by school year2022-23: 411, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 39202004006002022-234112023-243932024-25392

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341136.011.4
2023-2439345.48.7
2024-2539245.28.7

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

$2,715,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,606 per student

Blue Mountain Union School booked $2,715,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 36 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 $75,417 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 70 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).

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,949 in 2018-19, $7,248 in 2019-20, $6,103 in 2020-21, $5,975 in 2021-22, $6,606 in 2022-23.

Blue Mountain Union School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,949, 2019-20: $7,248, 2020-21: $6,103, 2021-22: $5,975, 2022-23: $6,60602k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9492019-20$7,2482020-21$6,1032021-22$5,9752022-23$6,606
Blue Mountain Union School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,949, 2019-20: $7,248, 2020-21: $6,103, 2021-22: $5,975, 2022-23: $6,60602k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9492019-20$7,2482020-21$6,1032021-22$5,9752022-23$6,606
Blue Mountain Union School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,949, 2019-20: $7,248, 2020-21: $6,103, 2021-22: $5,975, 2022-23: $6,60602k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9492019-20$7,2482020-21$6,1032021-22$5,9752022-23$6,606
Blue Mountain Union School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,949, 2019-20: $7,248, 2020-21: $6,103, 2021-22: $5,975, 2022-23: $6,60602k4k6k8k2018-19$4,9492019-20$7,2482020-21$6,1032021-22$5,9752022-23$6,606

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).

1 other school, 392 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Blue Mountain Union School3928.770.4%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 Blue Mountain Union School

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 Blue Mountain Union School

  1. Vermont districts by spending per studentBlue Mountain Union School ranks 11 of 70 Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,990).#11 of 70
  2. Every school district in VermontBlue Mountain Union School is the number 52 by size of 116 Vermont districts, with 411 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#52 of 116
  3. Arlington School DistrictThe next larger Vermont district: 422 students in fall 2022, $14,791 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,791
  4. Rutland Town School DistrictThe next smaller Vermont district: 399 students in fall 2022, $13,927 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,927
  5. Compare Blue Mountain Union School with Arlington School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across VermontBlue Mountain Union School spent $75,417 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $67,643); spending, not a salary.$75,417
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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 Blue Mountain Union School

  1. How many schools and students are in Blue Mountain Union School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 392 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Blue Mountain Union School spend per student?
    $23,990 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $18,200 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,980 per student, up 4.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Blue Mountain Union School's money come from?
    $8,438,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 97.3% state, 2.7% local and not reported federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Blue Mountain Union School spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,715,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,606 per student. Divided by the 36 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $75,417 per teacher, more than 70 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 Blue Mountain Union School's NCES district ID?
    5008224. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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