Waits River Valley School

Listed by NCES as Waits River Union High District #36 (district ID 5008242)

Public school district · Orange County · Vermont · NCES district ID 5008242

Waits River Valley School spent $14,274 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 78% of the other Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $18,200). Its one school enrolled 265 students in 2024-25; 97.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,380 per student, up 7.7% 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 Waits River Valley School in enrollment (304 to 350 students) and Waits River Valley School itself.

Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Waits River Valley School, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Danville $17,594; 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; State median, under 1,000 students $18,200.10k15k20k25kNewport City$20,994Cambridge$19,565Twinfield Union School Distric…$19,272Bellows Falls Union High Schoo…$18,182Danville$17,594Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elemen…$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School Di…$13,083State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Waits River Valley School, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Danville $17,594; 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; 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…$18,182Danville$17,594Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elementary …$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School Distric…$13,083State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Waits River Valley School, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Danville $17,594; 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; 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$18,182Danville$17,594Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elementary School D…$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School District #82$13,083State median, under 1,000 students $18,200
Current spending per student, Vermont districts closest in size to Waits River Valley School, FY23Newport City $20,994; Cambridge $19,565; Twinfield Union School District #33 $19,272; Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 $18,182; Danville $17,594; 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; 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…$18,182Danville$17,594Hazen Union School$16,454Hartland$15,981Orleans Southwest Union Elementary Scho…$15,876Waits River Valley School$14,274First Branch Unified School District #82$13,083State median, under 1,000 students $18,200

Where the money came from

$6,974,000 in revenue: 97.1% state, 2.7% local and 0.2% federal. Total spending including $149,000 of capital outlay was $7,684,000, or $24,240 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Waits River Valley School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,773,000; Local $187,000; Federal $14,000; total $6,974,000.
  • State$6,773,000 97%
  • Local$187,000 3%
  • Federal$14,000 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

263 students in 2022-23, 272 students in 2023-24, 265 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Waits River Valley School enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232632023-242722024-25265
Waits River Valley School enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232632023-242722024-25265
Waits River Valley School enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232632023-242722024-25265
Waits River Valley School enrollment by school year2022-23: 263, 2023-24: 272, 2024-25: 26501002003002022-232632023-242722024-25265

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326319.013.8
2023-2427227.010.1
2024-2526526.010.2

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

$1,489,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,697 per student

Waits River Valley School booked $1,489,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 19 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 $78,368 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 75 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: $4,684 in 2018-19, $8,685 in 2019-20, $5,644 in 2020-21, $5,930 in 2021-22, $4,697 in 2022-23.

Waits River Valley School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,684, 2019-20: $8,685, 2020-21: $5,644, 2021-22: $5,930, 2022-23: $4,69702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$4,6842019-20$8,6852020-21$5,6442021-22$5,9302022-23$4,697
Waits River Valley School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,684, 2019-20: $8,685, 2020-21: $5,644, 2021-22: $5,930, 2022-23: $4,69702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$4,6842019-20$8,6852020-21$5,6442021-22$5,9302022-23$4,697
Waits River Valley School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,684, 2019-20: $8,685, 2020-21: $5,644, 2021-22: $5,930, 2022-23: $4,69702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$4,6842019-20$8,6852020-21$5,6442021-22$5,9302022-23$4,697
Waits River Valley School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,684, 2019-20: $8,685, 2020-21: $5,644, 2021-22: $5,930, 2022-23: $4,69702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$4,6842019-20$8,6852020-21$5,6442021-22$5,9302022-23$4,697

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, 265 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Waits River Valley Union School26510.265.7%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.

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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 Waits River Valley School

  1. Vermont districts by spending per studentWaits River Valley School ranks 55 of 70 Vermont districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,274).#55 of 70
  2. Every school district in VermontWaits River Valley School is the number 63 by size of 116 Vermont districts, with 317 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#63 of 116
  3. Bellows Falls Union High School District #27The next larger Vermont district: 318 students in fall 2022, $18,182 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,182
  4. Newport City School DistrictThe next smaller Vermont district: 315 students in fall 2022, $20,994 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,994
  5. Compare Waits River Valley School with Bellows Falls Union High School District #27Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across VermontWaits River Valley School spent $78,368 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $67,643); spending, not a salary.$78,368
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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 Waits River Valley School

  1. How many schools and students are in Waits River Valley School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 265 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Waits River Valley School spend per student?
    $14,274 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 $15,380 per student, up 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Waits River Valley School's money come from?
    $6,974,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 97.1% state, 2.7% local and 0.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Waits River Valley School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,489,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,697 per student. Divided by the 19 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $78,368 per teacher, more than 75 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 Waits River Valley School's NCES district ID?
    5008242. 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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