First Branch Unified School District #82

Public school district · Windsor County · Vermont · NCES district ID 5000429

First Branch Unified School District #82 spent $13,083 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 88% of the other Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,200). Its 2 schools enrolled 230 students in 2024-25; 99.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,737 per student, up 27.9% 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 First Branch Unified School District #82 in enrollment (275 to 338 students) and First Branch Unified School District #82 itself.

Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to First Branch Unified School District #82, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Hazen Union School $16,454; Hartland $15,981; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Waits River Valley School $14,274; First Branch Unified School District #82 $13,083; Weathersfield $12,865; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k15k20k25kNewport City$20,994Cambridge$19,565Twinfield Union School Distric…$19,272Bellows Falls Union High Schoo…$18,182Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elemen…$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School Di…$13,083Weathersfield$12,865State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to First Branch Unified School District #82, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Hazen Union School $16,454; Hartland $15,981; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Waits River Valley School $14,274; First Branch Unified School District #82 $13,083; Weathersfield $12,865; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k15k20k25kNewport City$20,994Cambridge$19,565Twinfield Union School District #33$19,272Bellows Falls Union High School Dis…$18,182Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elementary …$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School Distric…$13,083Weathersfield$12,865State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to First Branch Unified School District #82, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Hazen Union School $16,454; Hartland $15,981; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Waits River Valley School $14,274; First Branch Unified School District #82 $13,083; Weathersfield $12,865; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k15k20k25kNewport City$20,994Cambridge$19,565Twinfield Union School District #33$19,272Bellows Falls Union High School District #27$18,182Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School D…$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School District #82$13,083Weathersfield$12,865State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to First Branch Unified School District #82, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Hazen Union School $16,454; Hartland $15,981; Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School District #94 $15,876; Waits River Valley School $14,274; First Branch Unified School District #82 $13,083; Weathersfield $12,865; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k15k20k25kNewport City$20,994Cambridge$19,565Twinfield Union School District #33$19,272Bellows Falls Union High School Distric…$18,182Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elementary Scho…$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School District #82$13,083Weathersfield$12,865State median, under 1,000 students $18,200

Where the money came from

$7,212,000 in revenue: 99.7% state, 0.3% local and not reported federal. Total spending including $18,000 of capital outlay was $7,252,000, or $23,244 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

First Branch Unified School District #82 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,192,000; Local $20,000; Federal $0; total $7,212,000.
  • State$7,192,000 100%
  • Local$20,000 0%
  • 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

243 students in 2022-23, 249 students in 2023-24, 230 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

First Branch Unified School District #82 enrollment by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232432023-242492024-25230
First Branch Unified School District #82 enrollment by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232432023-242492024-25230
First Branch Unified School District #82 enrollment by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232432023-242492024-25230
First Branch Unified School District #82 enrollment by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 249, 2024-25: 23001002003002022-232432023-242492024-25230

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324323.410.4
2023-2424927.49.1
2024-2523027.28.4

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

$1,435,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,599 per student

First Branch Unified School District #82 booked $1,435,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 23 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 $61,325 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 27 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: $6,645 in 2018-19, $6,578 in 2019-20, $4,836 in 2020-21, $4,474 in 2021-22, $4,599 in 2022-23.

First Branch Unified School District #82 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,645, 2019-20: $6,578, 2020-21: $4,836, 2021-22: $4,474, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6452019-20$6,5782020-21$4,8362021-22$4,4742022-23$4,599
First Branch Unified School District #82 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,645, 2019-20: $6,578, 2020-21: $4,836, 2021-22: $4,474, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6452019-20$6,5782020-21$4,8362021-22$4,4742022-23$4,599
First Branch Unified School District #82 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,645, 2019-20: $6,578, 2020-21: $4,836, 2021-22: $4,474, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6452019-20$6,5782020-21$4,8362021-22$4,4742022-23$4,599
First Branch Unified School District #82 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,645, 2019-20: $6,578, 2020-21: $4,836, 2021-22: $4,474, 2022-23: $4,59902k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6452019-20$6,5782020-21$4,8362021-22$4,4742022-23$4,599

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 elementary school, 141 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
First Branch Elementary School14110.334.8%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 middle school, 89 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
First Branch Middle School896.636.0%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 First Branch Unified School District #82

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 First Branch Unified School District #82

  1. Vermont districts by spending per studentFirst Branch Unified School District #82 ranks 62 of 70 Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,083).#62 of 70
  2. Every school district in VermontFirst Branch Unified School District #82 is the number 65 by size of 116 Vermont districts, with 312 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#65 of 116
  3. Newport City School DistrictThe next larger Vermont district: 315 students in fall 2022, $20,994 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,994
  4. Hartland School DistrictThe next smaller Vermont district: 311 students in fall 2022, $15,981 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,981
  5. Compare First Branch Unified School District #82 with Newport City School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across VermontFirst Branch Unified School District #82 spent $61,325 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $67,643); spending, not a salary.$61,325
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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 First Branch Unified School District #82

  1. How many schools and students are in First Branch Unified School District #82?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 230 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does First Branch Unified School District #82 spend per student?
    $13,083 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 $16,737 per student, up 27.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does First Branch Unified School District #82's money come from?
    $7,212,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 99.7% state, 0.3% local and not reported federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does First Branch Unified School District #82 spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,435,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,599 per student. Divided by the 23 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,325 per teacher, more than 27 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 First Branch Unified School District #82's NCES district ID?
    5000429. 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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