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Bath Central School District

Bath Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,738 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bath Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$66,738
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$29,359
Per-pupil spending
1,440
Students enrolled
22nd
Pct. in NY
$66,738

Bath Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,738 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,738, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,440 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Bath Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $66,738 (above only 22% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 22nd percentile for New York
  • 52nd 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.
  • Bath Central School District ranks #494 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #477 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
  • -2.2% 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, Bath Central School District's instructional payroll puts 2.8% into vocational programs , 2.8 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical New York peer.

Program Bath Central NY median Gap
Regular program 75.3% 77.4% -2.1 pp
Special education 18.3% 18.3% -0.0 pp
Vocational programs 2.8% 0.0% +2.8 pp
Other programs 3.6% 3.5% +0.2 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 3604050 · FY2023.

LEAID 3604050 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bath Central F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -26% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P22 in state RANK-NAT-MID P52 national PPE-HIGH $29K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,440 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Trumansburg FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $66,738 estimated average teacher salary · P22 in New York · P52 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Buffalo (+$2,470est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bath Central

Salary neighbourhood · Bath Central

Bath Central 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 Bath Central

Bath Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$66,738 Top 48% higher than 52% 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. Bath Central School 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

Bath Central 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 Bath Central School District ranks #494 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #477 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

Bath Central 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 Bath Central School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -2.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New York's statewide +9.4% by 11.6 points, a growth rate faster than 12% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,359 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$66,738.095

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
$61,885

-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 Bath Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Bath Central School District

Bath Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 1,440 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,359. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,738, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3604050 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 Bath Central School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 25.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 22% 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, Bath Central School District reports $42.3M in total expenditure against $44.1M 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 $1.5M.

How does Bath 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.

Bath Central School District $66,738
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Bath Central School District pays -3.6% less than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $29,359 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, Bath Central School District sits closest to Trumansburg Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Brasher Falls 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. Trumansburg Central School District
  2. Massena Central School District
  3. New Lebanon Central School District
  4. Dryden Central School District
  5. Brushton-moira Central School District
  6. Albion Central School District
  7. Spencerport Central School District
  8. North Warren Central School District
  9. Herkimer Central School District
  10. Madrid-waddington Central School District
  11. Mayfield Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Brasher Falls Central School District
  2. Plattsburgh City School District
  3. Madrid-waddington Central School District
  4. Medina Central School District
  5. Unadilla Valley Central School District
  6. Cheektowaga-sloan Union Free School District
  7. Le Roy Central School District
  8. Washingtonville Central School District
  9. Palmyra-macedon Central School District
  10. Brushton-moira Central School District
  11. Canajoharie Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Bath Central School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bath Central School District: closest on enrollment (1,440 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,738 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

$44.1M
Total Revenue
$42.3M
Total Expenditure
$14.2M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.3M
Regular Program
$1.5M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Bath Central 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 59% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 41% 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. Placed 456 of 551, Bath Central School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Marcellus Central School District
$92,163
1,407 students
Ellenville Central School District
$119,230
1,405 students
Center Moriches Union Free School District
$143,041
1,479 students
Phelps-clifton Springs Central School District
$61,127
1,483 students
Medina Central School District
$78,723
1,396 students
Oyster Bay-east Norwich Central School District
$131,124
1,391 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 Bath Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Bath Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Bath Central School District is $66,738 (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 Bath Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Bath Central School District pays 25.6% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $66,738.

How does Bath Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Bath Central School District pays 5.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,738.

What is the per-pupil spending in Bath Central School District?

Bath Central School District spends approximately $29,359 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Bath Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Bath Central School District's total expenditure of $42.3M (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. Bath Central 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.