Vermont Teacher Salary Spending Trends
From
2002 through 2006, total statewide
public school spending on teacher salaries has increased by 17.9%, an
average of 4.5% per year. For the same period, spending on
teacher aid salaries has increased 28.2%, an average of 7.1% per year.
By comparison, all other public school education expenditures
combined grew 32.7%, or 8.2% per year, suggesting that these expenses
are a larger driver of the overall increase in education spending.
The increase in teacher salary expenditures is almost entirely a
results of increasing salaries, as the number of teachers has increased
by only 1.2% over the entire five-year period. The average
teacher salary has risen by 17.9% over the five-year period, or 4.5%
per year on average. For teacher aids, however, the increase in overall
spending is the result of both additional aids (6.5% more over five
years) and higher salaries for them (20.4% over 5 years, or an average
increase of 5.1% per year).
Copyright (C) 2006 by Ken Dufort