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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4280130

Carbon Career & Technical Institute

Carbon Career & Technical Institute is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (394 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Carbon Career & Technical Institute come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$82,262
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$23,294
Per-pupil spending
394
Students enrolled
52nd
Pct. in PA
$82,262

Carbon Career & Technical Institute is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (394 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $82,262, above the national average of $70,245, serving 394 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Carbon Career & Technical Institute is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (394 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 52nd percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 77th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Carbon Career & Technical Institute ranks #241 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #225 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
  • +1.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$2,509,000 ÷ 30.50 reported teacher FTE = $82,262

  • Regular program $731,000 · 29.1%
  • Special education $501,000 · 20.0%
  • Vocational programs $1,045,000 · 41.7%
  • Other programs $232,000 · 9.2%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Carbon Career & Technical Institute's instructional payroll puts 29.1% into regular program , 46.0 points below the state median of 75.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Carbon Career PA median Gap
Regular program 29.1% 75.1% -46.0 pp
Special education 20.0% 18.8% +1.1 pp
Vocational programs 41.7% 1.3% +40.3 pp
Other programs 9.2% 3.7% +5.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4280130 · FY2023.

LEAID 4280130 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Carbon Career F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P52 in state RANK-NAT-MID P77 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-TINY 394 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Charleroi FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $82,262 estimated average teacher salary · P52 in Pennsylvania · P77 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hazleton (+$375est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Carbon Career

Salary neighbourhood · Carbon Career

Carbon Career 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 Carbon Career

Carbon Career & Technical Institute's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$82,262 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. 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

Carbon Career 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 Carbon Career & Technical Institute ranks #241 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #225 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

Carbon Career & Technical Institute 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 Carbon Career & Technical Institute

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +1.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 12.5 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • It is a very small district (394 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$82,262.295

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
$84,458

+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 Carbon Career & Technical Institute

What the Numbers Say About Carbon Career & Technical Institute

Carbon Career & Technical Institute is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 394 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,294. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $82,262, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4280130 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Carbon Career & Technical Institute runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 52% 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, Carbon Career & Technical Institute reports $9.2M in total expenditure against $9.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.5M.

How does Carbon Career & Technical Institute compare?

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

Carbon Career & Technical Institute $82,262
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Carbon Career & Technical Institute pays +10.5% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $23,294 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, Carbon Career & Technical Institute sits closest to Charleroi SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Upper Dauphin Area 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. Charleroi SD
  2. West Side CTC
  3. Bethlehem-Center SD
  4. Northwest Area SD
  5. East Allegheny SD
  6. Northern Potter SD
  7. Greenville Area SD
  8. Clairton City SD
  9. Weatherly Area SD
  10. Muncy SD
  11. Western Beaver County SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Upper Dauphin Area SD
  2. Bald Eagle Area SD
  3. Iroquois SD
  4. Freedom Area SD
  5. Benton Area SD
  6. Wattsburg Area SD
  7. Smethport Area SD
  8. Karns City Area SD
  9. Brockway Area SD
  10. Fort Cherry SD
  11. Newport SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Carbon Career & Technical Institute's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Carbon Career & Technical Institute: closest on enrollment (394 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($82,262 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

$9.0M
Total Revenue
$9.2M
Total Expenditure
$2.5M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.7M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Special Education
$1.0M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Carbon Career & Technical Institute: 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. Carbon Career & Technical Institute places 239 of 486 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.

Glendale SD
$50,692
660 students
West Greene SD
$75,511
670 students
Northeast Bradford SD
$87,547
671 students
Commodore Perry SD
$78,193
399 students
West Side CTC
$82,207
401 students
Fannett-Metal SD
$45,543
384 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 Carbon Career & Technical Institute
What is the average teacher salary in Carbon Career & Technical Institute?

The average teacher salary in Carbon Career & Technical Institute is $82,262 (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 Carbon Career & Technical Institute teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Carbon Career & Technical Institute pays 0.2% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $82,262.

How does Carbon Career & Technical Institute teacher pay compare to the national average?

Carbon Career & Technical Institute pays 17.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $82,262.

What is the per-pupil spending in Carbon Career & Technical Institute?

Carbon Career & Technical Institute spends approximately $23,294 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Carbon Career & Technical Institute's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Carbon Career & Technical Institute's total expenditure of $9.2M (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. Carbon Career & Technical Institute'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.