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SCHOOL
DATA & REPORTS:
TEACHER/STAFF
FTE AND SALARY REPORTS:
FY 2001 TEACHER/STAFF FTE AND SALARY REPORT
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TABLE
1: FY 2001 TEACHER/STAFF FTEs
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Purpose
The Teacher/Staff FTE
Report (Table 1) presents by category the total number of teachers and support staff
employed in Vermont schools and supervisory unions. These categories are consistent
with the national standard and are defined in the following document. Further definitions
can be found in the Handbook for Financial Accounting of Vermont School Systems:
Financial Code Classification System.
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Summary
School and
supervisory union employees filled a total of 18,098.53 full-time equivalent positions
in FY 2001. This figure represents an increase of 3.69% over last year’s total of
17,453.84 FTEs. In FY 2000 there was an increase of 2.12% over FY 1999, from FY 1998
to FY 1999 there was an increase of 3.95% and from FY 1997 to FY 1998 there was an
increase of 4.18%.
In FY 2001, more than two-thirds (12,611.32 or 70%) of school and supervisory FTE
employees provide direct instructional support. Just under half (48%) are classroom,
ungraded, or itinerant teachers. These figures are consistent with those reported
in previous years.
Table 1 provides a breakdown of educational staff in Vermont schools and supervisory
unions. |
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FIGURE
1: FY 2001 BREAKDOWN OF TEACHER/STAFF FTEs IN DIRECT INSTRUCTION (FUNCTION 1000)
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Purpose
Figures 1a-b illustrate the percentage of Teachers and Teacher Aides FTEs reported
under Function 1000 and employed in Vermont schools and supervisory unions. Figure
1c represents total percentages. |
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Figure
1a: Teacher FTEs - Schools
Figure 1a shows that
24.9% of all direct instructional FTEs working in Vermont schools in FY 2001 are
in the elementary teacher category. Slightly more, 25.6%, are in the secondary teacher
category, and an additional 29.4% are in the teacher aide category. The remaining
direct instructional FTEs are employed as ungraded classroom teachers, itinerant
teachers and preschool/PreKindergarten teachers.
Figure
1b: Teacher FTEs - Supervisory Unions
Figure 1b shows that
just under half (48.4%) of all direct instructional FTEs working in supervisory unions
are teacher aides. Approximately one-third (32.9%) are ungraded teachers, 6.8% are
itinerant teachers and the remainder teach PreKindergarten through 12 grades.
Figure
1c: Teacher FTEs - Total
Figure 1c shows that
the state totals for direct instructional FTEs are 30.4% in the teacher aide category,
23.5% are in the elementary teacher category and 24.1% are in the secondary teacher
category. Compared to FY 2000 the total percentage of direct instructional FTEs employed
as elementary teachers, secondary teachers, and teacher aides has virtually remained
the same. In FY 2000 teacher aides also held 30.4% of total instructional FTE positions,
while elementary teachers held 23.6% and secondary teachers held 26.8%.
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TABLE
2: FY 2001 TEACHER/STAFF FTE BREAKDOWN BY GENDER
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Purpose
Teacher/Staff FTE Breakdown by Gender Report (Table 2) provides a breakdown of teacher
and staff FTE by function and gender.
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Summary
Nearly three-quarters (74.2%) of FTE employees in Vermont public schools and supervisory
unions are female. In positions providing direct instruction, 71.3% of all teachers
are female and 91.2% of the teacher aides are female. Males continue to hold the
majority of principle positions (59.5%) and superintendent positions (66.7%). Men
also hold the majority of positions in transportation (63.4%) and maintenance and
security positions (80.3%). These figures are consistent with those reported in FY
2000.
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FY
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FY
2000
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FY
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FY
2001
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Category
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%
Male
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%
Female
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%
Male
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%
Female
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| Direct Instruction (Function
1000) |
28.7%
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71.3%
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28.7%
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71.3%
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| Teacher Aides (Function
1000) |
9.5%
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90.5%
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8.8%
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91.2%
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| Student Support (Function
2100) |
15.2%
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84.8%
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14.2%
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85.8%
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| Instr. Staff Support
(Function 2200) |
17.9%
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82.1%
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17.5%
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82.5%
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| Gen. Administration (Function
2300) |
31.1%
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68.9%
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27.9%
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72.1%
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| School Administration
(Function 2400) |
29.6%
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70.4%
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28.1%
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71.9%
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| Business Support (Function
2520) |
19.9%
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80.1%
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19.7%
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80.3%
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| Maintenance/Security
(Function 2600) |
80.2%
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19.8%
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81.3%
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19.7%
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| Transportation (Function
2700) |
62.8%
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37.2%
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63.4%
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36.6%
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| Central Support (Function
2800) |
54.0%
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46.0%
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53.5%
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46.5%
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| Food Service (Function
3100) |
6.2%
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93.8%
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6.7%
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93.3%
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Total
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26.2%
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73.8%
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25.8%
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74.2%
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TABLE
3: FY 2001 STUDENT/TEACHER RATIO
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Purpose
The Student/Teacher Ratio Report (Table 3) lists student/teacher ratios for each
school and supervisory union in Vermont. This ratio describes the relationship between
the number of enrolled students and the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers.
The FTE count used to determine this ratio includes regular classroom teachers as
well as those teachers who do not have regular classroom assignments but have teaching
responsibilities such as art, music, or special education. Student/teacher ratios
can provide information about teacher workload as well as the amount of individual
attention that might be available to students. See more information as to how the
calculation |
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Summary
In FY 2001 the statewide average student/teacher ratio is 12.13. This figure compares
to 12.34 in FY 2000, 13.0 in FY 1999 and 13.89 in FY 1998. The declining student/teacher
ratio could be attributable to a decline in overall enrollment. Vermont’s student/teacher
ratio is below the estimated national average for FY 1999 of 16.6. 1
FY 2001 student/teacher
ratios range from 6.75 to 23. The school with the highest student/teacher ratio has
an enrollment of 23 and the school with the lowest student/teacher ratio has an enrollment
of 27.
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Student/Teacher Ratio
Calculation
The student/teacher ratio was calculated by dividing FY 2001 student enrollment by
the FY 2001 teacher FTE count in each school or supervisory union. In order to maintain
consistency with the National Education Association’s standards for student/teacher
ratio report, student enrollment (October 1 headcount) was used as the numerator
rather than the student FTE count. The denominator includes preschool/pre-kindergarten,
kindergarten, elementary, secondary, itinerant and ungraded teacher FTEs. Vocational
teachers were not included in this year’s student/teacher ratio. In previous years,
schools that operated technical centers included vocational teachers in their teacher
FTE counts, which resulted in their student/teacher ratios being lower than other
high schools.
FTE teachers employed by supervisory unions have also been included in the student/teacher
ratios listed in Table 3. These FTEs may include itinerant or ungraded classroom
teachers who are employed by, but do not actually teach at, a supervisory union.
Typically these are teachers who travel between two or more schools during the week,
providing services for students with special needs or unusual circumstances. For
this reason some supervisory unions may report teacher FTEs with no student enrollment.
Supervisory unions which report both teacher FTEs and student enrollment are typically
operating special education, Essential Early Education (EEE), or pre-kindergarten
programs. |
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1National
Center for Education Statistics (1999). Early Estimates of Public Elementary
and Secondary Education Statistics: School Year 1998-99. Available on the
World Wide Web at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=1999347. 
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TABLE
4: FY 2001 AVERAGE TEACHER AND TEACHER AIDE SALARIES PER FTE
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Purpose
The Average Teacher and Teacher Aide Salaries per Full-time Equivalent Report (Table
4) lists average teacher and teacher aide salaries by school and supervisory union.
Average salaries were calculated by dividing the total salary dollars by the total
number of FTEs.
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Summary
Schools in FY 2001 pay an average (mean) teacher salary of $37,027.99 and an average
teacher aide salary of $11,129.71. The minimum school average teacher salary is $19,283.50
and the maximum school average teacher salary is $53,031.14. The minimum school average
teacher aide salary is $5,753.00 and the maximum school average teacher aide salary
is $33,511.75.
In FY 2001 the statewide average teacher salary (for schools and supervisory unions)
is $38,253.99, an increase of $539.82 or 1.43% from the FY 2000 average. In FY 2000
there was an increase of 2.77% and in FY 1999 there was an increase of 1.10%. According
to the most recent data available from the National Center for Education Statistics,
Vermont ranked 20th out of 50 states on average teacher salaries for FY
1997. 2
The statewide average teacher aide salary in FY 2001 is $11,156.87. This is an increase
of $566.75 or 5.35% from the FY 2000 average. |
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2National
Center for Education Statistics (1997). Digest of Education Statistics 1997.
Available on the World Wide Web at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/digest97.
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