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NCES FY2023 finance data

Browse School Districts

Explore teacher salary and finance data for 13,000+ US school districts. Select a state below to see all districts, or jump to the top-paying districts nationwide. Data from the NCES Common Core of Data (F-33 finance survey) covering all 50 states.

Browse Districts by State

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Top-Paying Districts Nationwide

# District State Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
1 Calaveras County Office of Education California $178,519 449
2 San Bernardino County Office of Education California $178,265 2,028
3 Las Lomitas Elementary California $176,980 1,146
4 Mountain View-Los Altos Union High California $176,774 4,430
5 North Merrick Union Free School District New York $176,270 1,213
6 Jericho Union Free School District New York $174,755 3,224
7 Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr Ohio $171,630 692
8 Carmel Unified California $171,535 2,273
9 Butte County Office of Education California $171,118 358
10 Portola Valley Elementary California $170,458 513
11 Santa Clara Unified California $169,610 13,884
12 Saint Helena Unified California $167,325 1,120
13 Tuckahoe Common School District New York $167,273 250
14 Palo Alto Unified California $166,334 10,285
15 Calistoga Joint Unified California $165,941 804
16 Marin County Office of Education California $165,570 284
17 Laguna Beach Unified California $165,400 2,440
18 Hillsborough City Elementary California $163,742 1,292
19 Los Angeles County Office of Education California $162,805 1,533
20 Manhasset Union Free School District New York $162,331 2,997
21 Los Gatos Union Elementary California $160,810 2,622
22 Scarsdale Union Free School District New York $160,521 4,678
23 Bronxville Union Free School District New York $160,016 1,565
24 Ontario-Montclair California $159,751 18,428
25 Cold Spring Harbor Central School District New York $159,749 1,565

Showing 25 highest-paying districts with enrollment of 200 or more and salary between $30K and $200K. Source: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023.

Download the state teacher-salary extract cited on this page: teacher-salary-by-state.csv (CC0). Field notes and methodology live on /data/teacher-salary-by-state.