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School district · Georgia · LEAID 1300290

Barrow County

Barrow County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,655 (above only 44% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Barrow County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,655
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,207
Per-pupil spending
14,882
Students enrolled
44th
Pct. in GA
$60,655

Barrow County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,655 (above only 44% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,655, below the national average of $70,245, serving 14,882 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Barrow County sits in the lowest third of Georgia districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,655 (above only 44% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 44th percentile for Georgia
  • 38th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Barrow County ranks #100 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil
  • +19.5% 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, Barrow County's instructional payroll puts 11.7% into other programs , 6.5 points above 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 Barrow County GA median Gap
Regular program 69.2% 73.6% -4.3 pp
Special education 15.0% 16.5% -1.5 pp
Vocational programs 4.1% 4.4% -0.3 pp
Other programs 11.7% 5.1% +6.5 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 1300290 · FY2023.

LEAID 1300290 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Barrow County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P44 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P38 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-LARGE 14.9K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Murray FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,655 estimated average teacher salary · P44 in Georgia · P38 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lowndes ($244est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Barrow County

Salary neighbourhood · Barrow County

Barrow County 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Barrow County

Barrow County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,655 38th percentile higher than 38% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Barrow 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

Barrow 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 Barrow County ranks #100 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #90 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

Barrow 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 Barrow County

  • Enrolment grew 5.9% here, from 14,057 students in FY2019 to 14,882 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$60,655.295

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
$62,859

+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 Barrow County

What the Numbers Say About Barrow County

Barrow County is a mid-sized school district in Georgia, serving 14,882 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,207. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,655, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1300290 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Georgia statewide average of $61,790, teacher pay in Barrow County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Georgia, it pays more than 44% 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, Barrow County reports $241.2M in total expenditure against $227.5M 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 $45.1M, special-education teacher pay is $9.8M.

How does Barrow County compare?

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

Barrow County $60,655
Gwinnett County $70,765
Georgia avg $61,790
National avg $70,245

Barrow County pays -14.3% less than Gwinnett County · per-pupil $16,207 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, Barrow County sits closest to Murray County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Decatur 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. Murray County
  2. Lowndes County
  3. Lee County
  4. Wayne County
  5. Camden County
  6. Thomaston-Upson County
  7. Catoosa County
  8. Muscogee County
  9. Rome City
  10. Gordon County
  11. Jones County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Decatur County
  2. Harris County
  3. Bryan County
  4. Floyd County
  5. Dalton Public Schools
  6. Richmond County
  7. Hall County
  8. Bibb County
  9. Muscogee County
  10. Buford City
  11. Polk County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Barrow County: closest on enrollment (14,882 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,655 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

$227.5M
Total Revenue
$241.2M
Total Expenditure
$72.0M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$45.1M
Regular Program
$9.8M
Special Education
$2.6M
Vocational
$7.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Barrow County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% 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. Barrow County places 98 of 172 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Georgia sample (including Barrow County). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Bartow County
$69,881
13,806 students
Carroll County
$62,307
15,981 students
Dougherty County
$59,481
13,043 students
Glynn County
$66,293
12,844 students
Clarke County
$57,712
12,340 students
Whitfield County
$62,376
12,317 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 Barrow County
What is the average teacher salary in Barrow County?

The average teacher salary in Barrow County is $60,655 (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 Barrow County teacher pay compare to the Georgia average?

Barrow County pays 1.8% less than the Georgia state average of $61,790. The district's average is $60,655.

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

Barrow County pays 13.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,655.

What is the per-pupil spending in Barrow County?

Barrow County spends approximately $16,207 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Barrow County's total expenditure of $241.2M (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. Barrow 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.