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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4203600

Bethlehem-Center SD

Bethlehem-Center SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (979 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bethlehem-Center SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$82,110
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$22,378
Per-pupil spending
979
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in PA
$82,110

Bethlehem-Center SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (979 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $82,110, above the national average of $70,245, serving 979 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Bethlehem-Center SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (979 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 51st percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 77th percentile nationally
  • 24% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Bethlehem-Center SD ranks #246 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #266 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
  • -7.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4203600 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bethlehem-Center SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-MID P77 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-SMALL 979 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Berwick FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $82,110 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in Pennsylvania · P77 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hazleton (+$527est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bethlehem-Center SD

Salary neighbourhood · Bethlehem-Center SD

Bethlehem-Center SD 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 Bethlehem-Center SD

Bethlehem-Center SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$82,110 Top 23% higher than 77% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Bethlehem-Center SD $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

Bethlehem-Center SD in Pennsylvania's lower-third pay band

Same 505 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Bethlehem-Center SD ranks #246 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #266 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Bethlehem-Center SD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Wilkinsburg Borough SD leads spending at $61,501 per pupil; Farrell Area SD leads pay.

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

What stands out about Bethlehem-Center SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -7.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 21.7 points, a growth rate faster than 1% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 1,154 students in FY2019 down to 979 in FY2023, a 15.2% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$82,110.236

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Pennsylvania price level
97.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$84,302

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Pennsylvania sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Pennsylvania 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 Bethlehem-Center SD

What the Numbers Say About Bethlehem-Center SD

Bethlehem-Center SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 979 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,378. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $82,110, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4203600 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Bethlehem-Center SD runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 51% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Bethlehem-Center SD reports $21.9M in total expenditure against $22.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Bethlehem-Center SD compare?

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

Bethlehem-Center SD $82,110
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Bethlehem-Center SD pays +10.3% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $22,378 vs $38,060

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 Pennsylvania districts

On pay, Bethlehem-Center SD sits closest to Berwick Area SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Clarion County SD. 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. Berwick Area SD
  2. Gettysburg Area SD
  3. West Side CTC
  4. Charleroi SD
  5. Carbon Career & Technical Institute
  6. Elizabeth Forward SD
  7. Central Columbia SD
  8. Northwest Area SD
  9. Kennett Consolidated SD
  10. Northern Lebanon SD
  11. Shippensburg Area SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Clarion County SD
  2. Canton Area SD
  3. Brownsville Area SD
  4. Cambria Heights SD
  5. Hamburg Area SD
  6. Moshannon Valley SD
  7. Charleroi SD
  8. Cranberry Area SD
  9. Solanco SD
  10. Upper Perkiomen SD
  11. Grove City Area SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Bethlehem-Center SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bethlehem-Center SD: closest on enrollment (979 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($82,110 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

$22.9M
Total Revenue
$21.9M
Total Expenditure
$5.2M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.0M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Bethlehem-Center SD: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Bethlehem-Center SD places 242 of 485 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

Smaller-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Iroquois SD
$70,464
1,077 students
Tri-Valley SD
$64,145
880 students
Newport SD
$74,186
977 students
Wilmington Area SD
$84,403
983 students
Kane Area SD
$65,890
984 students
Laurel SD
$86,847
985 students

This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethlehem-Center SD
What is the average teacher salary in Bethlehem-Center SD?

The average teacher salary in Bethlehem-Center SD is $82,110 (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 Bethlehem-Center SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Bethlehem-Center SD pays 0.0% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $82,110.

How does Bethlehem-Center SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Bethlehem-Center SD pays 16.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $82,110.

What is the per-pupil spending in Bethlehem-Center SD?

Bethlehem-Center SD spends approximately $22,378 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Bethlehem-Center SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Bethlehem-Center SD's total expenditure of $21.9M (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. Bethlehem-Center SD'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.