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School district · Georgia · LEAID 1300180

Baker County

Baker County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Georgia districts (300 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Baker County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,903
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$21,113
Per-pupil spending
300
Students enrolled
9th
Pct. in GA
$54,903

Baker County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Georgia districts (300 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,903, below the national average of $70,245, serving 300 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Baker County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Georgia districts (300 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 9th percentile for Georgia
  • 26th percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Georgia ranks #35 of 49 on the salary estimate and #4 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Baker County ranks #162 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #17 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil
  • -11.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Georgia median

Among 180 Georgia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Baker County's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into other programs , 5.1 points below the state median of 5.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Baker County GA median Gap
Regular program 78.5% 73.6% +4.9 pp
Special education 18.7% 16.5% +2.2 pp
Vocational programs 2.8% 4.4% -1.6 pp
Other programs 0.0% 5.1% -5.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 180 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1300180 · FY2023.

LEAID 1300180 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Baker County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P9 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P26 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-TINY 300 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Montgomery FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,903 estimated average teacher salary · P9 in Georgia · P26 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Richmond ($2,256est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Baker County

Salary neighbourhood · Baker County

Baker County 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 Baker County

Baker County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,903 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. Baker County $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

Baker County in Georgia's lower-third pay band

Same 179 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Baker County ranks #162 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #17 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Baker County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Taylor County leads spending at $38,272 per pupil; Cobb County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Baker County

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -11.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Georgia's statewide +19.4% by 30.4 points, a growth rate faster than 0% of the 180 Georgia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 6.8% here, from 281 students in FY2019 to 300 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.
  • It is a very small district (300 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$54,903.475

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Georgia price level
96.5 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$56,898

+4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Georgia 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 Georgia 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 Baker County

What the Numbers Say About Baker County

Baker County is a small school district in Georgia, serving 300 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,113. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,903, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1300180 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Georgia statewide average of $61,790, teacher pay in Baker County runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Georgia, it pays more than 9% of them. Georgia itself ranks #35 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Baker County reports $6.3M in total expenditure against $7.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Baker County compare?

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

Baker County $54,903
Gwinnett County $70,765
Georgia avg $61,790
National avg $70,245

Baker County pays -22.4% less than Gwinnett County · per-pupil $21,113 vs $15,296

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 Georgia districts

On pay, Baker County sits closest to Montgomery County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Calhoun 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. Montgomery County
  2. Miller County
  3. Webster County
  4. Johnson County
  5. Calhoun County
  6. Echols County
  7. Treutlen County
  8. Dooly County
  9. Clay County
  10. Wilkinson County
  11. Twiggs County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Calhoun County
  2. Miller County
  3. Warren County
  4. Dooly County
  5. Quitman County
  6. Webster County
  7. Jenkins County
  8. Towns County
  9. Wilkinson County
  10. Glascock County
  11. Stewart County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Baker County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Baker County: closest on enrollment (300 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,903 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

$7.5M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.7M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.1M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Baker County: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Georgia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Georgia districts belongs to Cobb County at $81,518. Placed 159 of 173, Baker County is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Texas and Vermont are the states closest to Georgia 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 Georgia districts →

Other Georgia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 178 Georgia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Wilkinson County
$57,509
1,119 students
Jenkins County
$61,766
1,146 students
Wilcox County
$59,918
1,188 students
Turner County
$62,693
1,189 students
Taylor County
$60,600
1,229 students
Lincoln County
$65,389
1,231 students

This is a sample of 6 from 178 Georgia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Baker County
What is the average teacher salary in Baker County?

The average teacher salary in Baker County is $54,903 (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 Baker County teacher pay compare to the Georgia average?

Baker County pays 11.1% less than the Georgia state average of $61,790. The district's average is $54,903.

How does Baker County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Baker County pays 21.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,903.

What is the per-pupil spending in Baker County?

Baker County spends approximately $21,113 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Baker County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Baker County's total expenditure of $6.3M (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. Baker County'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.