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School district · Tennessee · LEAID 4700147

Achievement School District

Achievement School District sits in the highest third of Tennessee districts on estimated teacher pay at $82,057 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Achievement School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$82,057
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$14,678
Per-pupil spending
5,966
Students enrolled
99th
Pct. in TN
$82,057

Achievement School District sits in the highest third of Tennessee districts on estimated teacher pay at $82,057 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $82,057, above the national average of $70,245, serving 5,966 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Achievement School District sits in the highest third of Tennessee districts on estimated teacher pay at $82,057 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 99th percentile for Tennessee
  • 77th percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Tennessee ranks #38 of 49 on the salary estimate and #13 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Achievement School District ranks #1 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #20 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil
  • +18.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Tennessee median

Among 141 Tennessee districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Achievement School District's instructional payroll puts 0.4% into vocational programs , 4.5 points below the state median of 5.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Achievement School TN median Gap
Regular program 87.4% 84.1% +3.3 pp
Special education 12.2% 10.0% +2.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.4% 5.0% -4.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 141 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4700147 · FY2023.

LEAID 4700147 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Achievement School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +42% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P99 in state RANK-NAT-MID P77 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 5,966 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Oak FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $82,057 estimated average teacher salary · P99 in Tennessee · P77 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Johnson ($8,971est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Achievement School

Salary neighbourhood · Achievement School

Achievement School already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Achievement School

Achievement School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$82,057 Top 23% higher than 77% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Achievement School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Achievement School in Tennessee's upper-third pay band

Same 139 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Achievement School District ranks #1 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #20 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Achievement School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Franklin SSD leads spending at $24,604 per pupil; Achievement School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Achievement School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Tennessee's statewide +12.8% by 5.4 points, a growth rate faster than 74% of the 141 Tennessee districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 11,031 to 5,966 students (45.9% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$82,057.391

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Tennessee price level
92.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$89,102

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Tennessee run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Tennessee compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Achievement School District

What the Numbers Say About Achievement School District

Achievement School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Tennessee, serving 5,966 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,678. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $82,057, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4700147 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Tennessee statewide average of $57,941, teacher pay in Achievement School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 41.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Tennessee, it pays more than 99% of them. Tennessee itself ranks #38 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Achievement School District reports $87.6M in total expenditure against $92.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $20.5M, special-education teacher pay is $2.9M.

How does Achievement School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Tennessee average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Achievement School District $82,057
Memphis-Shelby County Schools $58,671
Tennessee avg $57,941
National avg $70,245

Achievement School District pays +39.9% more than Memphis-Shelby County Schools · per-pupil $14,678 vs $16,050

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Tennessee districts

On pay, Achievement School District sits closest to Oak Ridge; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Roane County. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Oak Ridge
  2. Franklin SSD
  3. Alcoa
  4. Johnson City
  5. Arlington
  6. Maryville
  7. Athens
  8. Bartlett
  9. Murfreesboro
  10. Collierville
  11. Bristol
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Roane County
  2. Greeneville
  3. Manchester
  4. Alcoa
  5. Bledsoe County
  6. Lenoir City
  7. Sullivan County
  8. Dyer County
  9. Bristol
  10. Oak Ridge
  11. Robertson County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Achievement School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Achievement School District: closest on enrollment (5,966 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($82,057 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$92.7M
Total Revenue
$87.6M
Total Expenditure
$25.5M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$20.5M
Regular Program
$2.9M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Achievement School District: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 92% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 8% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Tennessee Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Tennessee district reports a higher average than Achievement School District, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 137 districts of comparable size, Achievement School District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. Indiana and Idaho are the states closest to Tennessee on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Tennessee districts →

Other Tennessee Districts

Smaller-district sample from 138 Tennessee peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Bristol
$67,292
4,029 students
Lincoln County
$61,006
4,002 students
Weakley County
$50,666
3,987 students
Gibson Co Sp Dist
$58,599
3,962 students
Marion County
$50,645
3,960 students
Johnson City
$73,086
8,001 students

This is a sample of 6 from 138 Tennessee districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Achievement School District
What is the average teacher salary in Achievement School District?

The average teacher salary in Achievement School District is $82,057 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Achievement School District teacher pay compare to the Tennessee average?

Achievement School District pays 41.6% more than the Tennessee state average of $57,941. The district's average is $82,057.

How does Achievement School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Achievement School District pays 16.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $82,057.

What is the per-pupil spending in Achievement School District?

Achievement School District spends approximately $14,678 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Achievement School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Achievement School District's total expenditure of $87.6M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Achievement School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.