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Local school district in a supervisory union · Chittenden County

Burlington School District, VT: schools, enrollment and spending

Burlington School District runs 10 public schools with 3,429 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Vermont figure of 11.4.

At a glance

Schools
10
Students
3,429
Teachers (FTE)
314
Students per teacher
10.9
VT: 11.4 · US: 15.3
Address
150 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401
County
Chittenden County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Local school district in a supervisory union
NCES district ID
5002820
State district ID
VT-T037
Total staff (FTE)
518
School counselors (FTE)
15.0About 229 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
14.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.9
Vermont11.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,591), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$98.3 million
Federal revenue
$10.2 million
State revenue
$85.8 million
Local revenue
$2.3 million
Total spending
$106.0 million
Spending per pupil
$29,530
Salaries
$50.5 million47.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$42.2 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 10.4%
  • State: 87.3%
  • Local: 2.3%

Vermont overall

  • Federal: 9.3%
  • State: 80.9%
  • Local: 9.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$29,530
Vermont$24,082
United States$16,826

Schools in Burlington School District

By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Burlington High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1292112.1
Burlington Technical CenterCEP schoolHigh9 to 120
C. P. Smith SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 525512.8
Champlain SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 555922.4
Edmunds Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527911.2
Edmunds Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 83569.6
Integrated Arts Academy at H. O. WheelerCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52018.0
J. J. Flynn SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52929.4
Lyman C. Hunt Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 83228.9
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence BarnesCEP schoolElementaryPK to 521311.2

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.