Vermont · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Vermont

Schools in Vermont ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Townshend Village School tops the list: its district, West River Valley Union Education District #72a, spends $46,111 per student, against a Vermont average of $20,027.

$46,111
per-student spend in West River Valley Union Education District #72a: $20,027
Vermont average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Townshend Village SchoolTownshend · other	West River Valley Union Education District #72a	112	$46,111
2	Newbrook Elementary SchoolNewfane · other	West River Valley Union Education District #72a	96	$46,111
3	Marion W. Cross SchoolNorwich · other	Norwich School District	345	$44,561
4	Randolph Union High SchoolRandolph · other	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	344	$33,251
5	Randolph Elementary SchoolRandolph · other	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	289	$33,251
6	Brookfield SchoolBrookfield · other	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	89	$33,251
7	Braintree SchoolBraintree · other	Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59	88	$33,251
8	J. F. Kennedy Elementary SchoolWinooski · other	Winooski Incorporated School District	421	$33,225
9	Winooski High SchoolWinooski · high	Winooski Incorporated School District	182	$33,225
10	Winooski Middle SchoolWinooski · middle	Winooski Incorporated School District	146	$33,225
11	Rivendell AcademyOrford · other	Rivendell Interstate School District	209	$31,877
12	Samuel Morey Elementary SchoolFairlee · other	Rivendell Interstate School District	108	$31,877
13	Westshire Elementary SchoolWest Fairlee · other	Rivendell Interstate School District	82	$31,877
14	Rutland Senior High SchoolRutland · high	Rutland City School District	721	$30,414
15	Rutland Intermediate SchoolRutland · elementary	Rutland City School District	504	$30,414
16	Rutland Middle SchoolRutland · middle	Rutland City School District	249	$30,414
17	Northeast Primary SchoolRutland · other	Rutland City School District	237	$30,414
18	Northwest Primary SchoolRutland · other	Rutland City School District	200	$30,414
19	Burlington High SchoolBurlington · high	Burlington School District	921	$29,715
20	Champlain SchoolBurlington · other	Burlington School District	559	$29,715
21	Edmunds Middle SchoolBurlington · middle	Burlington School District	356	$29,715
22	Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolBurlington · middle	Burlington School District	322	$29,715
23	J. J. Flynn SchoolBurlington · other	Burlington School District	292	$29,715
24	Edmunds Elementary SchoolBurlington · other	Burlington School District	279	$29,715
25	C. P. Smith SchoolBurlington · other	Burlington School District	255	$29,715
26	Sustainability Academy at Lawrence BarnesBurlington · other	Burlington School District	213	$29,715
27	Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. WheelerBurlington · other	Burlington School District	201	$29,715
28	Essex High SchoolEssex Junction · high	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	1,224	$29,600
29	Essex Elementary SchoolEssex Junction · other	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	484	$29,600
30	Essex Middle SchoolEssex Junction · middle	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	366	$29,600
31	Founders Memorial SchoolEssex Junction · elementary	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	353	$29,600
32	Summit Street SchoolEssex Junction · other	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	305	$29,600
33	Albert D. Lawton SchoolEssex Junction · middle	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	297	$29,600
34	Westford Elementary SchoolWestford · other	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	206	$29,600
35	Hiawatha Elementary SchoolEssex Junction · other	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	203	$29,600
36	Thomas Fleming SchoolEssex Junction · elementary	Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union Sd #51	197	$29,600
37	Barre Town Elementary & Middle SchoolBarre · other	Barre Unified Union School District #97	821	$27,371
38	Barre City Elementary/Middle SchoolBarre · other	Barre Unified Union School District #97	701	$27,371
39	Spaulding Union High SchoolBarre · high	Barre Unified Union School District #97	610	$27,371
40	Mill River Union High SchoolNorth Clarendon · other	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	368	$27,225
41	Clarendon Elementary SchoolNorth Clarendon · other	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	152	$27,225
42	Wallingford Village SchoolWallingford · other	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	122	$27,225
43	Shrewsbury Mountain SchoolCuttingsville · other	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	72	$27,225
44	Tinmouth Elementary SchoolTinmouth · other	Mill River Unified Union School District #52	68	$27,225
45	Hartford High SchoolWhite River Junction · high	Hartford School District	502	$27,129
46	Hartford Memorial Middle SchoolWhite River Junction · middle	Hartford School District	280	$27,129
47	Dothan Brook SchoolWhite River Junction · other	Hartford School District	248	$27,129
48	White River SchoolWhite River Junction · other	Hartford School District	204	$27,129
49	Ottauquechee SchoolQuechee · other	Hartford School District	180	$27,129
50	U-32 Middle & High SchoolMontpelier · other	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	647	$27,095
51	East Montpelier Elementary SchoolEast Montpelier · other	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	202	$27,095
52	Berlin Elementary SchoolBerlin · other	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	182	$27,095
53	Rumney Memorial SchoolMiddlesex · other	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	114	$27,095
54	Calais Elementary SchoolPlainfield · other	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	91	$27,095
55	Doty Memorial SchoolWorcester · other	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92	61	$27,095
56	Elm Hill SchoolSpringfield · other	Springfield School District	343	$26,961
57	Springfield High SchoolSpringfield · high	Springfield School District	306	$26,961
58	Riverside Middle SchoolSpringfield · middle	Springfield School District	247	$26,961
59	Union Street SchoolSpringfield · elementary	Springfield School District	246	$26,961
60	Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)Saint Albans · high	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	905	$26,352
61	St. Albans Town Educational CenterSaint Albans · other	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	754	$26,352
62	St. Albans City Elementary SchoolSaint Albans · other	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	681	$26,352
63	Fairfield Center SchoolFairfield · other	Maple Run Unified Union School District #57	249	$26,352
64	Harwood Union Middle/High SchoolMoretown · other	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	556	$26,132
65	Brookside Primary SchoolWaterbury · other	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	389	$26,132
66	Crossett Brook Middle SchoolDuxbury · elementary	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	262	$26,132
67	Moretown Elementary SchoolMoretown · other	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	169	$26,132
68	Waitsfield Elementary SchoolWaitsfield · other	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	152	$26,132
69	Fayston Elementary SchoolFayston · other	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	123	$26,132
70	Warren Elementary SchoolWarren · other	Harwood Unified Union School District #60	123	$26,132
71	Mt. Abraham Union High SchoolBristol · other	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	560	$25,696
72	Bristol Elementary SchoolBristol · other	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	284	$25,696
73	Monkton Central SchoolMonkton · other	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	160	$25,696
74	Robinson SchoolStarksboro · other	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	121	$25,696
75	Beeman Elementary SchoolNew Haven · other	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	98	$25,696
76	Lincoln Community SchoolLincoln · other	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	70	$25,696
77	Middlebury Union High SchoolMiddlebury · high	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	521	$25,531
78	Middlebury Id #4 SchoolMiddlebury · other	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	484	$25,531
79	Middlebury Union Middle SchoolMiddlebury · middle	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	381	$25,531
80	Bingham Memorial SchoolCornwall · other	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	91	$25,531
81	Bridport Central SchoolBridport · other	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	63	$25,531
82	Salisbury Community SchoolSalisbury · other	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	62	$25,531
83	Shoreham Elementary SchoolShoreham · other	Addison Central Unified Union School District #55	56	$25,531
84	Milton Elementary SchoolMilton · other	Milton School District	625	$25,369
85	Milton Middle SchoolMilton · elementary	Milton School District	420	$25,369
86	Milton Senior High SchoolMilton · high	Milton School District	394	$25,369
87	Vergennes Union Elementary SchoolVergennes · other	Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54	280	$24,845
88	Vergennes Union High SchoolVergennes · other	Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54	245	$24,845
89	Ferrisburgh Central SchoolFerrisburgh · other	Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54	187	$24,845
90	Missisquoi Valley Union High SchoolSwanton · other	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	759	$24,690
91	Swanton SchoolSwanton · other	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	644	$24,690
92	Highgate Elementary SchoolHighgate Center · other	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	282	$24,690
93	Franklin Central SchoolFranklin · other	Missisquoi Valley School District #89	143	$24,690
94	Stowe Elementary SchoolStowe · other	Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90	379	$24,549
95	Peoples AcademyMorrisville · high	Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90	282	$24,549
96	Morristown Elementary SchoolMorrisville · other	Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90	282	$24,549
97	Peoples Academy Middle SchoolMorrisville · elementary	Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90	229	$24,549
98	Stowe High SchoolStowe · high	Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90	221	$24,549
99	Stowe Middle SchoolStowe · middle	Lamoille South Unified Union School District #90	190	$24,549
100	Hyde Park Elementary SchoolHyde Park · other	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058a	220	$24,385

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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