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Alfred-almond Central School District

Alfred-almond Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (551 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Alfred-almond Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,537
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$34,878
Per-pupil spending
551
Students enrolled
31st
Pct. in NY
$71,537

Alfred-almond Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (551 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,537, near the national average of $70,245, serving 551 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Alfred-almond Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (551 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 31st percentile for New York
  • 62nd percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Alfred-almond Central School District ranks #433 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #249 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil
  • +18.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Alfred-almond Central School District's instructional payroll puts 13.8% into special education , 4.5 points below the state median of 18.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New York district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Alfred-almond Central NY median Gap
Regular program 79.8% 77.4% +2.4 pp
Special education 13.8% 18.3% -4.5 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 0.0% +3.0 pp
Other programs 3.4% 3.5% -0.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 674 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3602700 · FY2023.

LEAID 3602700 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Alfred-almond Central F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -20% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P31 in state RANK-NAT-MID P62 national PPE-HIGH $35K/pupil ENR-SMALL 551 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Little FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,537 estimated average teacher salary · P31 in New York · P62 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Buffalo ($2,329est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Alfred-almond Central

Salary neighbourhood · Alfred-almond Central

Alfred-almond Central trails 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 Alfred-almond Central

Alfred-almond Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,537 Top 38% higher than 62% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $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. This 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

Alfred-almond Central in New York's lower-third pay band

Same 635 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Alfred-almond Central School District ranks #433 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #249 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Alfred-almond Central School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Alfred-almond Central School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 8.7 points, a growth rate faster than 85% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 621 to 551 students (11.3% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $34,878 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$71,537.037

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New York price level
107.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$66,335

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New York run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

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 New York 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 Alfred-almond Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Alfred-almond Central School District

Alfred-almond Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 551 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $34,878. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,537, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3602700 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New York statewide average of $89,760, teacher pay in Alfred-almond Central School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 20.3% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 31% of them. New York itself ranks #4 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Alfred-almond Central School District reports $19.2M in total expenditure against $18.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Alfred-almond Central School District compare?

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

Alfred-almond Central School District $71,537
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Alfred-almond Central School District pays +3.4% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $34,878 vs $40,178

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 New York districts

On pay, Alfred-almond Central School District sits closest to Little Falls City School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Southern Cayuga Central School District. 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. Little Falls City School District
  2. Eden Central School District
  3. Wayne Central School District
  4. Ogdensburg City School District
  5. Canisteo-greenwood CSD
  6. Cambridge Central School District
  7. Alexander Central School District
  8. Sherburne-earlville Central School District
  9. Cairo-durham Central School District
  10. Beaver River Central School District
  11. Chautauqua Lake Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Southern Cayuga Central School District
  2. Ogdensburg City School District
  3. Mount Morris Central School District
  4. Franklinville Central School District
  5. Fillmore Central School District
  6. Hartford Central School District
  7. Onondaga Central School District
  8. Warrensburg Central School District
  9. Pleasantville Union Free School District
  10. Susquehanna Valley Central School District
  11. Hamilton Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Alfred-almond Central School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Alfred-almond Central School District: closest on enrollment (551 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,537 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

$18.1M
Total Revenue
$19.2M
Total Expenditure
$5.7M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.1M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Alfred-almond Central School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 68% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 32% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New York Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New York districts belongs to North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. Alfred-almond Central School District places 409 of 551 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New York prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Massachusetts and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New York Districts

Smaller-district sample from 641 New York peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Harpursville Central School District
$62,617
596 students
Morrisville-eaton Central School District
$56,755
598 students
Belleville-henderson Central School District
$61,382
502 students
Bemus Point Central School District
$68,040
602 students
Naples Central School District
$57,833
602 students
La Fargeville Central School District
$58,591
496 students

This is a sample of 6 from 641 New York districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfred-almond Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Alfred-almond Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Alfred-almond Central School District is $71,537 (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 Alfred-almond Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Alfred-almond Central School District pays 20.3% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $71,537.

How does Alfred-almond Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Alfred-almond Central School District pays 1.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,537.

What is the per-pupil spending in Alfred-almond Central School District?

Alfred-almond Central School District spends approximately $34,878 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Alfred-almond Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Alfred-almond Central School District's total expenditure of $19.2M (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. Alfred-almond Central 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.