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Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (2,878 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Alleghany Highlands Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,950
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,666
Per-pupil spending
2,878
Students enrolled
17th
Pct. in VA
$54,950

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (2,878 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,950, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,878 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (2,878 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 17th percentile for Virginia
  • 26th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Alleghany Highlands Public Schools ranks #109 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #95 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
  • +7.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5100152 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Alleghany Highlands F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P17 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 2,878 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Danville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,950 estimated average teacher salary · P17 in Virginia · P26 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Portsmouth ($134est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Alleghany Highlands

Salary neighbourhood · Alleghany Highlands

Alleghany Highlands 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 Alleghany Highlands

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,950 26th percentile higher than 26% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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

Alleghany Highlands in Virginia's lower-third pay band

Same 131 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Alleghany Highlands Public Schools ranks #109 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #95 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Arlington County Public Schools leads spending at $27,287 per pupil; Falls Church City Public Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 10.3 points, a growth rate faster than 9% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 38.1% here, from 2,084 students in FY2019 to 2,878 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

Virginia sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$54,949.672

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Virginia price level
101.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$54,228

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Virginia sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Virginia 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 Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 2,878 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,666. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,950, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5100152 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 12.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 17% of them. Virginia itself ranks #33 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Alleghany Highlands Public Schools reports $45.1M in total expenditure against $49.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $9.4M, special-education teacher pay is $2.2M.

How does Alleghany Highlands Public Schools compare?

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

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools $54,950
Fairfax County Public Schools $93,966
Virginia avg $63,048
National avg $70,245

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools pays -41.5% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $15,666 vs $21,040

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 Virginia districts

On pay, Alleghany Highlands Public Schools sits closest to Danville City Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Fluvanna County Public Schools. 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. Danville City Public Schools
  2. Grayson County Public Schools
  3. Buena Vista City Public Schools
  4. Petersburg City Public Schools
  5. Appomattox County Public Schools
  6. Bedford County Public Schools
  7. Halifax County Public Schools
  8. Washington County Public Schools
  9. Campbell County Public Schools
  10. Pittsylvania County Public Schools
  11. Accomack County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Fluvanna County Public Schools
  2. Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
  3. Clarke County Public Schools
  4. Henry County Public Schools
  5. Greene County Public Schools
  6. Accomack County Public Schools
  7. Carroll County Public Schools
  8. Dinwiddie County Public Schools
  9. Halifax County Public Schools
  10. Warren County Public Schools
  11. Goochland County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Alleghany Highlands Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Alleghany Highlands Public Schools: closest on enrollment (2,878 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,950 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

$49.0M
Total Revenue
$45.1M
Total Expenditure
$15.6M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.4M
Regular Program
$2.2M
Special Education
$0.9M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Virginia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Virginia districts belongs to Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. Placed 107 of 128, Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Virginia sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Arizona are its nearest price peers.

View all Virginia districts →

Other Virginia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 130 Virginia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Page County Public Schools
$59,014
3,030 students
Waynesboro City Public Schools
$63,686
3,041 students
Staunton City Public Schools
$68,969
2,692 students
Goochland County Public Schools
$69,121
2,642 students
Southampton County Public Schools
$49,447
2,579 students
Rockbridge County Public Schools
$60,174
2,549 students

This is a sample of 6 from 130 Virginia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alleghany Highlands Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is $54,950 (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 Alleghany Highlands Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools pays 12.8% less than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $54,950.

How does Alleghany Highlands Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools pays 21.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,950.

What is the per-pupil spending in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools?

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools spends approximately $15,666 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Alleghany Highlands Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Alleghany Highlands Public Schools's total expenditure of $45.1M (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. Alleghany Highlands Public Schools'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.