Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85

Public school district · Franklin County · Vermont · NCES district ID 5000441

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 spent $14,306 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 77% of the other Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,200). Its 4 schools enrolled 822 students in 2024-25; 97.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,856 per student, up 10.8% 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 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 in enrollment (688 to 940 students) and Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 itself.

Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, FY23Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 $33,251; Winooski Incorporated $33,225; Mill River Unified Union School District #52 $27,225; Addison Northwest $24,845; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B $23,783; North Country Union High School $22,447; Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 $20,702; Green Mountain Unified School District #77 $19,424; Lake Region Union Elementary Middle $15,738; Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 $14,306; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k20k30k40kOrange Southwest Unified Union…$33,251Winooski Incorporated$33,225Mill River Unified Union Schoo…$27,225Addison Northwest$24,845Lamoille North Modified Union …$23,783North Country Union High School$22,447Oxbow Unified Union School Dis…$20,702Green Mountain Unified School …$19,424Lake Region Union Elementary M…$15,738Northern Mountain Valley Unifi…$14,306State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, FY23Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 $33,251; Winooski Incorporated $33,225; Mill River Unified Union School District #52 $27,225; Addison Northwest $24,845; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B $23,783; North Country Union High School $22,447; Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 $20,702; Green Mountain Unified School District #77 $19,424; Lake Region Union Elementary Middle $15,738; Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 $14,306; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k20k30k40kOrange Southwest Unified Union Scho…$33,251Winooski Incorporated$33,225Mill River Unified Union School Dis…$27,225Addison Northwest$24,845Lamoille North Modified Union Schoo…$23,783North Country Union High School$22,447Oxbow Unified Union School District…$20,702Green Mountain Unified School Distr…$19,424Lake Region Union Elementary Middle$15,738Northern Mountain Valley Unified Un…$14,306State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, FY23Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 $33,251; Winooski Incorporated $33,225; Mill River Unified Union School District #52 $27,225; Addison Northwest $24,845; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B $23,783; North Country Union High School $22,447; Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 $20,702; Green Mountain Unified School District #77 $19,424; Lake Region Union Elementary Middle $15,738; Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 $14,306; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k20k30k40kOrange Southwest Unified Union School Distr…$33,251Winooski Incorporated$33,225Mill River Unified Union School District #52$27,225Addison Northwest$24,845Lamoille North Modified Union School Distri…$23,783North Country Union High School$22,447Oxbow Unified Union School District #91$20,702Green Mountain Unified School District #77$19,424Lake Region Union Elementary Middle$15,738Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union Scho…$14,306State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85, FY23Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 $33,251; Winooski Incorporated $33,225; Mill River Unified Union School District #52 $27,225; Addison Northwest $24,845; Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B $23,783; North Country Union High School $22,447; Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 $20,702; Green Mountain Unified School District #77 $19,424; Lake Region Union Elementary Middle $15,738; Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 $14,306; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k20k30k40kOrange Southwest Unified Union School D…$33,251Winooski Incorporated$33,225Mill River Unified Union School Distric…$27,225Addison Northwest$24,845Lamoille North Modified Union School Di…$23,783North Country Union High School$22,447Oxbow Unified Union School District #91$20,702Green Mountain Unified School District…$19,424Lake Region Union Elementary Middle$15,738Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union…$14,306State median, under 1,000 students $18,200

Where the money came from

$18,921,000 in revenue: 97.8% state, 1.9% local and 0.3% federal. Total spending including $577,000 of capital outlay was $19,701,000, or $23,622 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $18,513,000; Local $359,000; Federal $49,000; total $18,921,000.
  • State$18,513,000 98%
  • Local$359,000 2%
  • Federal$49,000 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

817 students in 2022-23, 831 students in 2023-24, 822 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-238172023-248312024-25822
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-238172023-248312024-25822
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-238172023-248312024-25822
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 enrollment by school year2022-23: 817, 2023-24: 831, 2024-25: 82202505007501k2022-238172023-248312024-25822

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381762.613.1
2023-2483172.611.4
2024-2582270.311.7

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

$3,564,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,273 per student

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 booked $3,564,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 63 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 $56,969 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 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$3,548,00099.6%
Special education$8,0000.2%
Other programs$8,0000.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,594 in 2019-20, $4,420 in 2020-21, $4,357 in 2021-22, $4,273 in 2022-23.

Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,594, 2020-21: $4,420, 2021-22: $4,357, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2019-20$4,5942020-21$4,4202021-22$4,3572022-23$4,273
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,594, 2020-21: $4,420, 2021-22: $4,357, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2019-20$4,5942020-21$4,4202021-22$4,3572022-23$4,273
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,594, 2020-21: $4,420, 2021-22: $4,357, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2019-20$4,5942020-21$4,4202021-22$4,3572022-23$4,273
Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,594, 2020-21: $4,420, 2021-22: $4,357, 2022-23: $4,27302k4k6k2019-20$4,5942020-21$4,4202021-22$4,3572022-23$4,273

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).

4 elementary schools, 822 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sheldon Elementary School33712.339.5%Schoolwide program
Berkshire Elementary School18512.054.1%Schoolwide program
Montgomery Elementary School15711.035.0%Schoolwide program
Bakersfield School14310.841.3%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 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85

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 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85

  1. Vermont districts by spending per studentNorthern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 ranks 54 of 70 Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,306).#54 of 70
  2. Every school district in VermontNorthern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 is the number 35 by size of 116 Vermont districts, with 834 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#35 of 116
  3. Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59The next larger Vermont district: 859 students in fall 2022, $33,251 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$33,251
  4. Winooski Incorporated School DistrictThe next smaller Vermont district: 803 students in fall 2022, $33,225 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$33,225
  5. Compare Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 with Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across VermontNorthern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 spent $56,969 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $67,643); spending, not a salary.$56,969
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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 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85

  1. How many schools and students are in Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (4 elementary), enrolling 822 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 spend per student?
    $14,306 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 $15,856 per student, up 10.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85's money come from?
    $18,921,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 97.8% state, 1.9% local and 0.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,564,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,273 per student. Divided by the 63 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $56,969 per teacher, more than 15 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 Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85's NCES district ID?
    5000441. 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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