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Bow School District

Bow School District sits in the highest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $131,903 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Bow School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$131,903
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$19,481
Per-pupil spending
1,663
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in NH
$131,903

Bow School District sits in the highest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $131,903 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $131,903, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,663 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Bow School District sits in the highest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $131,903 (above 98% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 98th percentile for New Hampshire
  • 98th percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Hampshire ranks #7 of 49 on the salary estimate and #41 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Bow School District ranks #2 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #109 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil
  • +42.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3301950 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Bow School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +50% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P98 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,663 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Stratham FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $131,903 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in New Hampshire · P98 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lebanon ($13,018est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Bow School

Salary neighbourhood · Bow School

Bow 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 Bow School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$131,903 Top 2% higher than 98% 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%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Below this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Bow 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

Bow School in New Hampshire's upper-third pay band

Same 112 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Bow School District ranks #2 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #109 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

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

per pupil

What this shows Sunapee School District leads spending at $48,519 per pupil; Stratham School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Bow School District

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 98% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +42.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Hampshire's statewide +39.3% by 3.4 points, a growth rate faster than 61% of the 79 New Hampshire districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$131,903.226

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Hampshire price level
105.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$125,154

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 Bow School District

What the Numbers Say About Bow School District

Bow School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 1,663 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,481. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $131,903, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3301950 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Hampshire statewide average of $87,877, teacher pay in Bow School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 50.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (87.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 98% of them. New Hampshire itself ranks #7 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Bow School District reports $32.4M in total expenditure against $33.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.6M, special-education teacher pay is $3.2M.

How does Bow School District compare?

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

Bow School District $131,903
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Bow School District pays +67.2% more than Manchester School District · per-pupil $19,481 vs $19,662

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 Hampshire districts

On pay, Bow School District sits closest to Stratham School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Rochester 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. Stratham School District
  2. Hanover School District
  3. Exeter School District
  4. Lebanon School District
  5. Exeter Region Cooperative School District
  6. Hampstead School District
  7. Nottingham School District
  8. Dresden School District
  9. Hollis School District
  10. Concord School District
  11. Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rochester School District
  2. Bedford School District
  3. Mascenic Regional School District
  4. Windham School District
  5. Hudson School District
  6. Weare School District
  7. Pembroke School District
  8. Dover School District
  9. Goffstown School District
  10. Winnisquam Regional School District
  11. Merrimack Valley School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Bow School District's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Bow School District: closest on enrollment (1,663 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($131,903 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

$33.2M
Total Revenue
$32.4M
Total Expenditure
$12.3M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.6M
Regular Program
$3.2M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

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

New Hampshire Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Hampshire districts belongs to Stratham School District at $133,818. Only second place separates it from the ceiling: among the 81 districts of comparable size, Bow School District is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. Because New Hampshire prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Maryland are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New Hampshire Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this New Hampshire sample (including Bow School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Laconia School District
$92,329
1,828 students
Pembroke School District
$84,256
1,431 students
Fall Mountain Regional School District
$89,453
1,418 students
Sanborn Regional School District
$97,671
1,395 students
Contoocook Valley School District
$101,605
1,969 students
Amherst School District
$98,723
1,347 students

This is a sample of 6 from 112 New Hampshire districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Bow School District is $131,903 (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 Bow School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Bow School District pays 50.1% more than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $131,903.

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

Bow School District pays 87.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $131,903.

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

Bow School District spends approximately $19,481 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Bow School District's total expenditure of $32.4M (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. Bow 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.