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Cato-meridian Central School District

Cato-meridian Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (867 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cato-meridian Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$70,796
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$31,195
Per-pupil spending
867
Students enrolled
29th
Pct. in NY
$70,796

Cato-meridian Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (867 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $70,796, near the national average of $70,245, serving 867 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Cato-meridian Central School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (867 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 29th percentile for New York
  • 60th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Cato-meridian Central School District ranks #446 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #408 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
  • -5.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Cato-meridian Central School District's instructional payroll puts 14.5% into special education , 3.8 points below the state median of 18.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New York district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Cato-meridian Central NY median Gap
Regular program 77.2% 77.4% -0.2 pp
Special education 14.5% 18.3% -3.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 0.0% +3.0 pp
Other programs 5.3% 3.5% +1.9 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 3606690 · FY2023.

LEAID 3606690 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cato-meridian Central F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -21% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P29 in state RANK-NAT-MID P60 national PPE-HIGH $31K/pupil ENR-SMALL 867 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Watkins FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $70,796 estimated average teacher salary · P29 in New York · P60 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Buffalo ($1,588est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cato-meridian Central

Salary neighbourhood · Cato-meridian Central

Cato-meridian Central trails 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 Cato-meridian Central

Cato-meridian Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$70,796 Top 40% higher than 60% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $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

Cato-meridian Central in New York's lower-third pay band

Same 635 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Cato-meridian Central School District ranks #446 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #408 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Cato-meridian Central School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Cato-meridian Central School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -5.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New York's statewide +9.4% by 14.4 points, a growth rate faster than 8% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 920 students in FY2019 down to 867 in FY2023, a 5.8% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $31,195 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$70,795.723

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
$65,648

-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 Cato-meridian Central School District

What the Numbers Say About Cato-meridian Central School District

Cato-meridian Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 867 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $31,195. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $70,796, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3606690 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 Cato-meridian Central School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 21.1% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (0.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 29% 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, Cato-meridian Central School District reports $27.0M in total expenditure against $26.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Cato-meridian Central 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.

Cato-meridian Central School District $70,796
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Cato-meridian Central School District pays +2.3% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $31,195 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, Cato-meridian Central School District sits closest to Watkins Glen Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is North Bellmore Union Free 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. Watkins Glen Central School District
  2. Livonia Central School District
  3. South Seneca Central School District
  4. Northeastern Clinton Central School District
  5. Sherburne-earlville Central School District
  6. Brocton Central School District
  7. Alexander Central School District
  8. Cambridge Central School District
  9. Alexandria Central School District
  10. Panama Central School District
  11. Cherry Valley-springfield Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. North Bellmore Union Free School District
  2. Liberty Central School District
  3. Mount Sinai Union Free School District
  4. Iroquois Central School District
  5. Hampton Bays Union Free School District
  6. Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi
  7. Stockbridge Valley Central School District
  8. Mexico Central School District
  9. Norwood-norfolk Central School District
  10. North Merrick Union Free School District
  11. Tioga Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Cato-meridian Central School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cato-meridian Central School District: closest on enrollment (867 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($70,796 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

$26.5M
Total Revenue
$27.0M
Total Expenditure
$7.8M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.9M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Cato-meridian Central 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 66% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 34% 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. Placed 422 of 551, Cato-meridian Central School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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

Smaller-district sample from 641 New York peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Gananda Central School District
$65,412
880 students
Randolph Central School District
$51,856
853 students
Tioga Central School District
$62,838
888 students
Byron-bergen Central School District
$65,586
844 students
Canajoharie Central School District
$62,307
844 students
Cattaraugus-little Valley Central School District
$60,324
840 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 Cato-meridian Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Cato-meridian Central School District?

The average teacher salary in Cato-meridian Central School District is $70,796 (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 Cato-meridian Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Cato-meridian Central School District pays 21.1% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $70,796.

How does Cato-meridian Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Cato-meridian Central School District pays 0.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $70,796.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cato-meridian Central School District?

Cato-meridian Central School District spends approximately $31,195 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Cato-meridian Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Cato-meridian Central School District's total expenditure of $27.0M (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. Cato-meridian Central 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.