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Blaine School District

Blaine School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (2,081 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Blaine School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$96,183
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$20,768
Per-pupil spending
2,081
Students enrolled
74th
Pct. in WA
$96,183

Blaine School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (2,081 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $96,183, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,081 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Blaine School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (2,081 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 74th percentile for Washington
  • 89th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Washington ranks #6 of 49 on the salary estimate and #12 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Blaine School District ranks #59 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #77 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil
  • +31.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5300570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Blaine School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P74 in state RANK-NAT-MID P89 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,081 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near South FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $96,183 estimated average teacher salary · P74 in Washington · P89 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Federal (+$326est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Blaine School

Salary neighbourhood · Blaine School

Blaine School already leads 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 Blaine School

Blaine School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$96,183 Top 11% higher than 89% 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. Blaine 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

Blaine School in Washington's lower-third pay band

Same 229 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Blaine School District ranks #59 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #77 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Blaine School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Oakville School District leads spending at $35,103 per pupil; Lopez School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Blaine School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +31.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Washington's statewide +21.1% by 10.4 points, a growth rate faster than 87% of the 263 Washington districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,300 to 2,081 students (9.5% 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.

Washington prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$96,182.681

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Washington price level
108.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$88,754

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Washington 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 Washington 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 Blaine School District

What the Numbers Say About Blaine School District

Blaine School District is a small school district in Washington, serving 2,081 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,768. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $96,183, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5300570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Washington statewide average of $88,556, teacher pay in Blaine School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (36.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Washington, it pays more than 74% of them. Washington itself ranks #6 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Blaine School District reports $43.2M in total expenditure against $44.5M 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 $9.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Blaine School District compare?

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

Blaine School District $96,183
Seattle School District No. 1 $111,621
Washington avg $88,556
National avg $70,245

Blaine School District pays -13.8% less than Seattle School District No. 1 · per-pupil $20,768 vs $27,288

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 Washington districts

On pay, Blaine School District sits closest to South Whidbey School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Woodland 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. South Whidbey School District
  2. Orcas Island School District
  3. Camas School District
  4. Chehalis School District
  5. Lakewood School District
  6. La Center School District
  7. Mount Vernon School District
  8. Ferndale School District
  9. Mount Baker School District
  10. Enumclaw School District
  11. Elma School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Woodland School District
  2. Wahluke School District
  3. Nooksack Valley School District
  4. Mercer Island School District
  5. Columbia (Walla Walla) School District
  6. Royal School District
  7. Cascade School District
  8. North Kitsap School District
  9. Kelso School District
  10. Sultan School District
  11. Dieringer School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Blaine School District: closest on enrollment (2,081 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($96,183 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

$44.5M
Total Revenue
$43.2M
Total Expenditure
$14.9M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.7M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$0.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Blaine 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 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Washington Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Washington districts belongs to Everett School District at $123,009. Blaine School District places 57 of 191 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Washington prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and New Jersey are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Washington districts →

Other Washington Districts

Smaller-district sample from 228 Washington peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Medical Lake School District
$77,921
1,897 students
North Mason School District
$85,059
2,309 students
Granite Falls School District
$93,629
2,326 students
Meridian School District
$81,939
1,816 students
La Center School District
$96,462
1,769 students
Royal School District
$86,888
1,763 students

This is a sample of 6 from 228 Washington districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Blaine School District
What is the average teacher salary in Blaine School District?

The average teacher salary in Blaine School District is $96,183 (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 Blaine School District teacher pay compare to the Washington average?

Blaine School District pays 8.6% more than the Washington state average of $88,556. The district's average is $96,183.

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

Blaine School District pays 36.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $96,183.

What is the per-pupil spending in Blaine School District?

Blaine School District spends approximately $20,768 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Blaine School District's total expenditure of $43.2M (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. Blaine 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.