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Amsterdam City School District

Amsterdam City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (3,652 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Amsterdam City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$95,082
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$25,626
Per-pupil spending
3,652
Students enrolled
67th
Pct. in NY
$95,082

Amsterdam City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (3,652 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $95,082, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,652 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Amsterdam City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (3,652 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 67th percentile for New York
  • 88th percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Amsterdam City School District ranks #209 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #589 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
  • +14.8% 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, Amsterdam City School District's instructional payroll puts 21.7% into special education , 3.4 points above the state median of 18.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical New York peer.

Program Amsterdam City NY median Gap
Regular program 76.4% 77.4% -1.0 pp
Special education 21.7% 18.3% +3.4 pp
Other programs 1.5% 3.5% -2.0 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 3602970 · FY2023.

LEAID 3602970 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Amsterdam City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +6% vs state RANK-ST-MID P67 in state RANK-NAT-MID P88 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-MID 3,652 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Chester FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $95,082 estimated average teacher salary · P67 in New York · P88 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: East (+$591est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Amsterdam City

Salary neighbourhood · Amsterdam City

Amsterdam City 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 Amsterdam City

Amsterdam City School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$95,082 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Amsterdam City 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 Amsterdam City School District ranks #209 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #589 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

Amsterdam City 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 Amsterdam City School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +14.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 5.4 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,626 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$95,082.302

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
$88,168

-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 Amsterdam City School District

What the Numbers Say About Amsterdam City School District

Amsterdam City School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New York, serving 3,652 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,626. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $95,082, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3602970 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 Amsterdam City School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (35.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 67% 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, Amsterdam City School District reports $93.6M in total expenditure against $102.5M 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 $17.8M, special-education teacher pay is $5.1M.

How does Amsterdam City 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.

Amsterdam City School District $95,082
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Amsterdam City School District pays +37.4% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $25,626 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, Amsterdam City School District sits closest to Chester Union Free School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lowville Academy & 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. Chester Union Free School District
  2. Hamburg Central School District
  3. South Glens Falls Central School District
  4. Whitesboro Central School District
  5. East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)
  6. Lockport City School District
  7. Patchogue-medford Union Free School District
  8. Greenville Central School District
  9. Minisink Valley Central School District
  10. Highland Central School District
  11. Poughkeepsie City School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lowville Academy & Central School District
  2. Allegany-limestone Central School District
  3. Amherst Central School District
  4. Chittenango Central School District
  5. Orchard Park Central School District
  6. Carthage Central School District
  7. Clarence Central School District
  8. Niskayuna Central School District
  9. Lancaster Central School District
  10. East Aurora Union Free School District
  11. Elmira Heights Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Amsterdam City School District: closest on enrollment (3,652 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($95,082 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

$102.5M
Total Revenue
$93.6M
Total Expenditure
$33.0M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$17.8M
Regular Program
$5.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Amsterdam City 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 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% 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. Amsterdam City School District places 207 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.

Harrison Central School District
$138,047
3,624 students
Gates Chili Central School District
$90,650
3,616 students
Bedford Central School District
$137,828
3,599 students
Peekskill City School District
$110,087
3,597 students
West Babylon Union Free School District
$117,596
3,596 students
Central Square Central School District
$88,437
3,581 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 Amsterdam City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Amsterdam City School District?

The average teacher salary in Amsterdam City School District is $95,082 (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 Amsterdam City School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Amsterdam City School District pays 5.9% more than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $95,082.

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

Amsterdam City School District pays 35.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $95,082.

What is the per-pupil spending in Amsterdam City School District?

Amsterdam City School District spends approximately $25,626 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Amsterdam City School District's total expenditure of $93.6M (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. Amsterdam City 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.