School district · New York · LEAID 3616170
Ausable Valley Central School District
Ausable Valley Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,182 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ausable Valley Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $75,105
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $31,651
- Per-pupil spending
- 1,182
- Students enrolled
- 42nd
- Pct. in NY
Well below benchmark
Ausable Valley Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,182 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $75,105, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,182 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Ausable Valley Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,182 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 42nd percentile for New York
- 68th percentile nationally
- 34% 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.
- Ausable Valley Central School District ranks #367 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #387 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
- -6.8% 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, Ausable Valley Central School District's instructional payroll puts 79.6% into regular program , 2.2 points above the state median of 77.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New York district.
| Program | Ausable Valley | NY median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 79.6% | 77.4% | +2.2 pp |
| Special education | 17.5% | 18.3% | -0.8 pp |
| Other programs | 3.0% | 3.5% | -0.5 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 3616170 · FY2023.
LEAID 3616170 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Ausable Valley F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $75,105 estimated average teacher salary · P42 in New York · P68 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schenectady ($215est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Ausable Valley
Salary neighbourhood · Ausable Valley
Ausable Valley sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Buffalo · low pole
Buffalo · low pole
$69,208 est. salary
- Schenectady · near
Schenectady · near
$74,889 est. salary
- Ausable
Ausable · this district
$75,105 est. salary
- Niagara · near
Niagara · near
$75,476 est. salary
- Rochester · near
Rochester · near
$79,448 est. salary
- Middle · top pay
Middle · top pay
$149,069 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Ausable Valley
Ausable Valley Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$75,105 Top 32% higher than 68% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Ausable Valley 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)
- North Merrick Union Free School District
North Merrick Union Free School District
$176,270 est. avg salary
- Ausable Valley Central School District
Ausable Valley Central School District
$75,105 est. avg salary
- Downsville Central School District $67,685
Downsville Central School District
$67,685 est. avg salary
What this shows Ausable Valley Central School District ranks #367 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #387 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Ausable Valley Central School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Downsville Central School District
Downsville Central School District
$60,637 per pupil
- Ausable Valley Central School District
Ausable Valley Central School District
$31,651 per pupil
- North Merrick Union Free School District
North Merrick Union Free School District
$31,385 per pupil
What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.
What stands out about Ausable Valley Central School District
- Estimated teacher pay here moved -6.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New York's statewide +9.4% by 16.2 points, a growth rate faster than 6% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Its per-pupil spending of $31,651 is among the highest in the nation.
New York prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $75,104.762
- New York price level
- 107.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $69,643
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 Ausable Valley Central School District
What the Numbers Say About Ausable Valley Central School District
Ausable Valley Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 1,182 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $31,651. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,105, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3616170 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 Ausable Valley Central School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 16.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 42% 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, Ausable Valley Central School District reports $37.4M in total expenditure against $39.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.4M.
How does Ausable Valley 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.
Ausable Valley Central School District pays +8.5% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $31,651 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, Ausable Valley Central School District sits closest to Sandy Creek Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Newark 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.
- Sandy Creek Central School District
- Glens Falls City School District
- North Collins Central School District
- Cohoes City School District
- Palmyra-macedon Central School District
- Horseheads Central School District
- Onondaga Central School District
- Northern Adirondack Central School District
- Lyncourt Union Free School District
- Cobleskill-richmondville Central School District
- East Aurora Union Free School District
- Newark Central School District
- Lansing Central School District
- Bolivar-richburg Central School District
- Cherry Valley-springfield Central School District
- Wynantskill Union Free School District
- Lewiston-porter Central School District
- Morrisville-eaton Central School District
- Newark Valley Central School District
- Brookhaven-comsewogue Union Free School District
- South Lewis Central School District
- Minisink Valley Central School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Sandy Creek Central School District$75,058 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 792 students
- Glens Falls City School District$75,001 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 1,950 students
- North Collins Central School District$74,964 estimated salary-0.2% versus this district · 557 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Newark Central School District$31,648 per pupil-0.0% versus this district · $55,886 estimated salary
- Lansing Central School District$31,642 per pupil-0.0% versus this district · $81,363 estimated salary
- Bolivar-richburg Central School District$31,668 per pupil+0.1% versus this district · $48,794 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Ausable Valley Central School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Ausable Valley Central School District: closest on enrollment (1,182 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,105 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Ausable Valley Central School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 62% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 38% 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. Ausable Valley Central School District places 350 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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Smaller-district sample from 641 New York peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Ausable Valley Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Ausable Valley Central School District?
The average teacher salary in Ausable Valley Central School District is $75,105 (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 Ausable Valley Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?
Ausable Valley Central School District pays 16.3% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $75,105.
How does Ausable Valley Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Ausable Valley Central School District pays 6.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,105.
What is the per-pupil spending in Ausable Valley Central School District?
Ausable Valley Central School District spends approximately $31,651 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Ausable Valley Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 34% of Ausable Valley Central School District's total expenditure of $37.4M (NCES FY2023).
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