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Brentwood Union Free School District

Brentwood Union Free School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (17,826 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Brentwood Union Free School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$124,796
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$29,157
Per-pupil spending
17,826
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in NY
$124,796

Brentwood Union Free School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (17,826 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $124,796, above the national average of $70,245, serving 17,826 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Brentwood Union Free School District is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (17,826 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 83rd percentile for New York
  • 97th percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Brentwood Union Free School District ranks #103 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #486 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Brentwood Union Free School District's instructional payroll puts 83.4% into regular program , 6.0 points above the state median of 77.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New York district.

Program Brentwood Union NY median Gap
Regular program 83.4% 77.4% +6.0 pp
Special education 14.7% 18.3% -3.5 pp
Vocational programs 0.9% 0.0% +0.9 pp
Other programs 1.0% 3.5% -2.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 674 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3605280 · FY2023.

LEAID 3605280 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Brentwood Union F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +39% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P97 national PPE-HIGH $29K/pupil ENR-LARGE 17.8K students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bay FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $124,796 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in New York · P97 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Clarkstown (+$921est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Brentwood Union

Salary neighbourhood · Brentwood Union

Brentwood Union 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Brentwood Union

Brentwood Union Free School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$124,796 Top 3% higher than 97% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

What stands out about Brentwood Union Free School District

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 97% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,157 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$124,796.135

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New York price level
107.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$115,721

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New York 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 York 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 Brentwood Union Free School District

What the Numbers Say About Brentwood Union Free School District

Brentwood Union Free School District is a mid-sized school district in New York, serving 17,826 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,157. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $124,796, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3605280 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New York statewide average of $89,760, teacher pay in Brentwood Union Free School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 39.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (77.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 83% of them. New York itself ranks #4 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Brentwood Union Free School District reports $519.8M in total expenditure against $558.0M 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 $131.2M, special-education teacher pay is $23.2M.

How does Brentwood Union Free School District compare?

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

Brentwood Union Free School District $124,796
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Brentwood Union Free School District pays +80.3% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $29,157 vs $40,178

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 York districts

On pay, Brentwood Union Free School District sits closest to Bay Shore Union Free School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Baldwinsville Central 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. Bay Shore Union Free School District
  2. Clarkstown Central School District
  3. William Floyd Union Free School District
  4. Monroe-woodbury Central School District
  5. Ossining Union Free School District
  6. Freeport Union Free School District
  7. Farmingdale Union Free School District
  8. Central Islip Union Free School District
  9. Wappingers Central School District
  10. Smithtown Central School District
  11. South Colonie Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Baldwinsville Central School District
  2. Middle Country Central School District
  3. Pittsford Central School District
  4. Greece Central School District
  5. Sewanhaka Central High School District
  6. Niagara Falls City School District
  7. Rome City School District
  8. Hicksville Union Free School District
  9. Elmira City School District
  10. Patchogue-medford Union Free School District
  11. Wappingers Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Brentwood Union Free School District's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Brentwood Union Free School District: closest on enrollment (17,826 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($124,796 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

$558.0M
Total Revenue
$519.8M
Total Expenditure
$199.6M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$131.2M
Regular Program
$23.2M
Special Education
$1.4M
Vocational
$1.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Brentwood Union Free 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 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New York Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New York districts belongs to North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. Brentwood Union Free School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 104 of 551, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because New York prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Massachusetts and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New York Districts

Large-district sample from 641 New York peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Wappingers Central School District
$129,046
10,289 students
Greece Central School District
$83,710
10,152 students
New Rochelle City School District
$142,658
9,906 students
East Ramapo Central School District (Spring Valley)
$95,674
9,815 students
Williamsville Central School District
$87,436
9,624 students
Middle Country Central School District
$149,069
9,404 students

This is a sample of 6 from 641 New York districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Brentwood Union Free School District
What is the average teacher salary in Brentwood Union Free School District?

The average teacher salary in Brentwood Union Free School District is $124,796 (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 Brentwood Union Free School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Brentwood Union Free School District pays 39.0% more than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $124,796.

How does Brentwood Union Free School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Brentwood Union Free School District pays 77.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $124,796.

What is the per-pupil spending in Brentwood Union Free School District?

Brentwood Union Free School District spends approximately $29,157 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Brentwood Union Free School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Brentwood Union Free School District's total expenditure of $519.8M (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. Brentwood Union Free 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.