Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

Public school district · Bennington County · Vermont · NCES district ID 5000434

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spent $11,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 97% of the other Vermont districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,052). Its 6 schools enrolled 1,351 students in 2024-25; 97.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,002 per student, up 8.6% 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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 in enrollment (1,243 to 1,609 students) and Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 itself.

Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, FY23Hartford $27,129; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 $27,095; Springfield $26,961; Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 $25,696; Milton $25,369; Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 $24,549; Slate Valley Unified $24,253; Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 $14,021; Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 $14,008; Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 $11,056; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.5k10k15k20k25k30kHartford$27,129Washington Central Unified Uni…$27,095Springfield$26,961Mt. Abraham Unified School Dis…$25,696Milton$25,369Lamoille South Unified Union S…$24,549Slate Valley Unified$24,253Mount Anthony Union High Schoo…$14,021Otter Valley Unified Union Sch…$14,008Southwest Vermont Union Elemen…$11,056State median, 1,000+ students $24,052
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, FY23Hartford $27,129; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 $27,095; Springfield $26,961; Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 $25,696; Milton $25,369; Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 $24,549; Slate Valley Unified $24,253; Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 $14,021; Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 $14,008; Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 $11,056; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.5k10k15k20k25k30kHartford$27,129Washington Central Unified Union Sc…$27,095Springfield$26,961Mt. Abraham Unified School District…$25,696Milton$25,369Lamoille South Unified Union School…$24,549Slate Valley Unified$24,253Mount Anthony Union High School Dis…$14,021Otter Valley Unified Union School D…$14,008Southwest Vermont Union Elementary …$11,056State median, 1,000+ students $24,052
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, FY23Hartford $27,129; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 $27,095; Springfield $26,961; Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 $25,696; Milton $25,369; Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 $24,549; Slate Valley Unified $24,253; Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 $14,021; Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 $14,008; Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 $11,056; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.5k15k25k30kHartford$27,129Washington Central Unified Union School Dis…$27,095Springfield$26,961Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61$25,696Milton$25,369Lamoille South Unified Union School Distric…$24,549Slate Valley Unified$24,253Mount Anthony Union High School District #14$14,021Otter Valley Unified Union School District…$14,008Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School D…$11,056State median, 1,000+ students $24,052
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87, FY23Hartford $27,129; Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 $27,095; Springfield $26,961; Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 $25,696; Milton $25,369; Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90 $24,549; Slate Valley Unified $24,253; Mount Anthony Union High School District #14 $14,021; Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 $14,008; Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 $11,056; State median, 1,000+ students $24,052.5k15k25k30kHartford$27,129Washington Central Unified Union School…$27,095Springfield$26,961Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61$25,696Milton$25,369Lamoille South Unified Union School Dis…$24,549Slate Valley Unified$24,253Mount Anthony Union High School Distric…$14,021Otter Valley Unified Union School Distr…$14,008Southwest Vermont Union Elementary Scho…$11,056State median, 1,000+ students $24,052

Where the money came from

$26,547,000 in revenue: 97.5% state, 2.0% local and 0.5% federal. Total spending including $170,000 of capital outlay was $24,936,000, or $17,499 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $25,895,000; Local $520,000; Federal $132,000; total $26,547,000.
  • State$25,895,000 98%
  • Local$520,000 2%
  • Federal$132,000 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 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

1,422 students in 2022-23, 1,374 students in 2023-24, 1,351 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,422, 2023-24: 1,374, 2024-25: 1,35105001k1.5k2022-231,4222023-241,3742024-251,351
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,422, 2023-24: 1,374, 2024-25: 1,35105001k1.5k2022-231,4222023-241,3742024-251,351
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,422, 2023-24: 1,374, 2024-25: 1,35105001k1.5k2022-231,4222023-241,3742024-251,351
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,422, 2023-24: 1,374, 2024-25: 1,35105001k1.5k2022-231,4222023-241,3742024-251,351

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,42286.216.5
2023-241,37488.315.6
2024-251,35187.315.5

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

$5,579,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,915 per student

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 booked $5,579,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 86 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 $64,722 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 38 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 2019-20 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,082 in 2019-20, $3,599 in 2020-21, $3,825 in 2021-22, $3,915 in 2022-23.

Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,082, 2020-21: $3,599, 2021-22: $3,825, 2022-23: $3,91502k4k6k2019-20$4,0822020-21$3,5992021-22$3,8252022-23$3,915
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,082, 2020-21: $3,599, 2021-22: $3,825, 2022-23: $3,91502k4k6k2019-20$4,0822020-21$3,5992021-22$3,8252022-23$3,915
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,082, 2020-21: $3,599, 2021-22: $3,825, 2022-23: $3,91502k4k6k2019-20$4,0822020-21$3,5992021-22$3,8252022-23$3,915
Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2019-20: $4,082, 2020-21: $3,599, 2021-22: $3,825, 2022-23: $3,91502k4k6k2019-20$4,0822020-21$3,5992021-22$3,8252022-23$3,915

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).

6 elementary schools, 1,351 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Molly Stark School40218.673.9%Schoolwide program
Bennington Elementary School27816.477.7%Schoolwide program
Pownal Elementary School24914.660.2%Schoolwide program
Shaftsbury Elementary School24512.449.0%Schoolwide program
Monument Elementary School14717.344.9%Schoolwide program
Woodford Hollow School308.856.7%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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

  1. Vermont districts by spending per studentSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 ranks 31 of 32 Vermont districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,056).#31 of 32
  2. Every school district in VermontSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 is the number 21 by size of 116 Vermont districts, with 1,425 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#21 of 116
  3. Washington Central Unified Union School District #92The next larger Vermont district: 1,430 students in fall 2022, $27,095 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,095
  4. Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61The next smaller Vermont district: 1,420 students in fall 2022, $25,696 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,696
  5. Compare Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 with Washington Central Unified Union School District #92Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across VermontSouthwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spent $64,722 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $67,643); spending, not a salary.$64,722
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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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87

  1. How many schools and students are in Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary), enrolling 1,351 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spend per student?
    $11,056 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 $12,002 per student, up 8.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87's money come from?
    $26,547,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 97.5% state, 2.0% local and 0.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 spend on teacher salaries?
    $5,579,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,915 per student. Divided by the 86 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,722 per teacher, more than 38 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 Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87's NCES district ID?
    5000434. 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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