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Bennett Valley Union Elementary

Bennett Valley Union Elementary is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (951 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bennett Valley Union Elementary come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$94,571
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,477
Per-pupil spending
951
Students enrolled
21st
Pct. in CA
$94,571

Bennett Valley Union Elementary is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (951 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $94,571, above the national average of $70,245, serving 951 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Bennett Valley Union Elementary is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (951 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 21st percentile for California
  • 88th percentile nationally
  • 39% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Bennett Valley Union Elementary ranks #587 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #737 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +7.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 0604650 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bennett Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P21 in state RANK-NAT-MID P88 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 951 students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Armona FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $94,571 estimated average teacher salary · P21 in California · P88 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West (+$7,530est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bennett Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Bennett Valley

Bennett Valley 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 Bennett Valley

Bennett Valley Union Elementary's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$94,571 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This 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

Bennett Valley in California's lower-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Bennett Valley Union Elementary ranks #587 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #737 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Bennett Valley Union Elementary is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

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

What stands out about Bennett Valley Union Elementary

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing California's statewide +25.3% by 17.5 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$94,571.429

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$84,292

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California 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 California 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 Bennett Valley Union Elementary

What the Numbers Say About Bennett Valley Union Elementary

Bennett Valley Union Elementary is a small school district in California, serving 951 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,477. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $94,571, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0604650 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Bennett Valley Union Elementary runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (34.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 21% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Bennett Valley Union Elementary reports $12.8M in total expenditure against $14.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Bennett Valley Union Elementary compare?

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

Bennett Valley Union Elementary $94,571
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Bennett Valley Union Elementary pays -8.9% less than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $13,477 vs $26,962

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 California districts

On pay, Bennett Valley Union Elementary sits closest to Armona Union Elementary; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Arcohe Union Elementary. 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. Armona Union Elementary
  2. Penn Valley Union Elementary
  3. Plumas Unified
  4. Winters Joint Unified
  5. Cloverdale Unified
  6. Silver Valley Unified
  7. Edison Elementary
  8. South Monterey County Joint Union High
  9. Reef-Sunset Unified
  10. Del Norte County Unified
  11. Soulsbyville Elementary
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Arcohe Union Elementary
  2. Jacoby Creek Elementary
  3. Kings River-Hardwick Union Elementary
  4. Oak View Union Elementary
  5. Eureka Union
  6. Brittan Elementary
  7. North County Joint Union Elementary
  8. Knightsen Elementary
  9. Rescue Union Elementary
  10. Grant Elementary
  11. Rockford Elementary

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Bennett Valley Union Elementary's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bennett Valley Union Elementary: closest on enrollment (951 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($94,571 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

$14.7M
Total Revenue
$12.8M
Total Expenditure
$5.0M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.5M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Bennett Valley Union Elementary: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Placed 538 of 644, Bennett Valley Union Elementary is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Esparto Unified
$95,722
954 students
Needles Unified
$109,897
955 students
Twin Hills Union Elementary
$93,930
959 students
Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified
$89,866
962 students
Sacramento County Office of Education
$152,661
938 students
McKinleyville Union Elementary
$86,804
928 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett Valley Union Elementary
What is the average teacher salary in Bennett Valley Union Elementary?

The average teacher salary in Bennett Valley Union Elementary is $94,571 (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 Bennett Valley Union Elementary teacher pay compare to the California average?

Bennett Valley Union Elementary pays 14.5% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $94,571.

How does Bennett Valley Union Elementary teacher pay compare to the national average?

Bennett Valley Union Elementary pays 34.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $94,571.

What is the per-pupil spending in Bennett Valley Union Elementary?

Bennett Valley Union Elementary spends approximately $13,477 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Bennett Valley Union Elementary's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Bennett Valley Union Elementary's total expenditure of $12.8M (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. Bennett Valley Union Elementary'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.