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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904358

Bellefontaine City

Bellefontaine City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (2,205 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bellefontaine City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,670
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,339
Per-pupil spending
2,205
Students enrolled
48th
Pct. in OH
$78,670

Bellefontaine City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (2,205 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,670, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,205 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Bellefontaine City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (2,205 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 48th percentile for Ohio
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Bellefontaine City ranks #339 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #371 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +15.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Bellefontaine City's instructional payroll puts 23.0% into special education , 3.6 points above the state median of 19.5%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Ohio peer.

Program Bellefontaine City OH median Gap
Regular program 74.6% 78.0% -3.4 pp
Special education 23.0% 19.5% +3.6 pp
Vocational programs 2.4% 1.3% +1.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 653 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3904358 · FY2023.

LEAID 3904358 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bellefontaine City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P48 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,205 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Fostoria FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,670 estimated average teacher salary · P48 in Ohio · P72 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Northwest (+$509est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bellefontaine City

Salary neighbourhood · Bellefontaine City

Bellefontaine City 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 Bellefontaine City

Bellefontaine City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,670 Top 28% higher than 72% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Bellefontaine City $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

Bellefontaine City in Ohio's lower-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Bellefontaine City ranks #339 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #371 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Bellefontaine City is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

What stands out about Bellefontaine City

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +15.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 4.6 points, a growth rate faster than 30% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,349 to 2,205 students (6.1% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$78,670.279

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$85,601

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Bellefontaine City

What the Numbers Say About Bellefontaine City

Bellefontaine City is a small school district in Ohio, serving 2,205 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,339. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,670, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904358 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Bellefontaine City runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 48% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Bellefontaine City reports $36.0M in total expenditure against $36.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.0M, special-education teacher pay is $2.5M.

How does Bellefontaine City compare?

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

Bellefontaine City $78,670
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Bellefontaine City pays -12.1% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $16,339 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Bellefontaine City sits closest to Fostoria City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Twinsburg City. 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. Fostoria City
  2. Seneca East Local
  3. Buckeye Local
  4. Sandy Valley Local
  5. Margaretta Local
  6. Newcomerstown Exempted Village
  7. Wynford Local
  8. Ashland City
  9. Poland Local
  10. Huntington Local
  11. Madison Local
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Twinsburg City
  2. Fort Loramie Local
  3. Streetsboro City
  4. New Albany-Plain Local
  5. Amanda-Clearcreek Local
  6. Pike-Delta-York Local
  7. Medina City SD
  8. Johnstown-Monroe Local
  9. New Richmond Exempted Village
  10. Columbiana Exempted Village
  11. Evergreen Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Bellefontaine City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bellefontaine City: closest on enrollment (2,205 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,670 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

$36.4M
Total Revenue
$36.0M
Total Expenditure
$11.9M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.0M
Regular Program
$2.5M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Bellefontaine City: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. 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.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Bellefontaine City places 333 of 605 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio 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 Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village
$72,917
2,074 students
Lexington Local
$70,167
2,338 students
Defiance City
$83,141
2,339 students
East Muskingum Local
$69,859
2,070 students
Licking Valley Local
$68,713
2,062 students
Oakwood City
$95,264
2,049 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellefontaine City
What is the average teacher salary in Bellefontaine City?

The average teacher salary in Bellefontaine City is $78,670 (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 Bellefontaine City teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Bellefontaine City pays 2.2% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $78,670.

How does Bellefontaine City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Bellefontaine City pays 12.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,670.

What is the per-pupil spending in Bellefontaine City?

Bellefontaine City spends approximately $16,339 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Bellefontaine City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Bellefontaine City's total expenditure of $36.0M (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. Bellefontaine City'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.