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School district · Georgia · LEAID 1300930

Catoosa County

Catoosa County spends $17,796 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Georgia districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Catoosa County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,267
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$17,796
Per-pupil spending
10,426
Students enrolled
47th
Pct. in GA
$61,267

Catoosa County spends $17,796 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Georgia districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $61,267, below the national average of $70,245, serving 10,426 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Catoosa County spends $17,796 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Georgia districts with a reliable figure.
  • 47th percentile for Georgia
  • 40th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Georgia ranks #35 of 49 on the salary estimate and #4 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Catoosa County ranks #95 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #49 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil
  • +20.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Georgia median

Among 180 Georgia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Catoosa County's instructional payroll puts 62.2% into regular program , 11.3 points below the state median of 73.6%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Catoosa County GA median Gap
Regular program 62.2% 73.6% -11.3 pp
Special education 22.0% 16.5% +5.5 pp
Vocational programs 4.3% 4.4% -0.1 pp
Other programs 11.4% 5.1% +6.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 180 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1300930 · FY2023.

LEAID 1300930 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Catoosa County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P47 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P40 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.4K students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Thomaston-Upson FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,267 estimated average teacher salary · P47 in Georgia · P40 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Muscogee (+$67est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Catoosa County

Salary neighbourhood · Catoosa County

Catoosa County 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 Catoosa County

Catoosa County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,267 40th percentile higher than 40% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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. Catoosa County $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

Catoosa County in Georgia's lower-third pay band

Same 179 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Catoosa County ranks #95 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #49 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Catoosa County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Taylor County leads spending at $38,272 per pupil; Cobb County leads pay.

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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$61,266.837

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Georgia price level
96.5 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$63,493

+4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Georgia run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 Georgia 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 Catoosa County

What the Numbers Say About Catoosa County

Catoosa County is a mid-sized school district in Georgia, serving 10,426 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,796. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,267, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1300930 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Georgia statewide average of $61,790, teacher pay in Catoosa County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Georgia, it pays more than 47% of them. Georgia itself ranks #35 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Catoosa County reports $185.5M in total expenditure against $155.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $31.4M, special-education teacher pay is $11.1M.

How does Catoosa County compare?

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

Catoosa County $61,267
Gwinnett County $70,765
Georgia avg $61,790
National avg $70,245

Catoosa County pays -13.4% less than Gwinnett County · per-pupil $17,796 vs $15,296

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 Georgia districts

On pay, Catoosa County sits closest to Thomaston-Upson County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jackson County. 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. Thomaston-Upson County
  2. Crisp County
  3. Muscogee County
  4. Rome City
  5. Gordon County
  6. Franklin County
  7. Berrien County
  8. Wayne County
  9. Lee County
  10. Jones County
  11. Peach County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Jackson County
  2. Fannin County
  3. Savannah-Chatham County
  4. Butts County
  5. City Schools of Decatur
  6. Union County
  7. Walker County
  8. Rockdale County
  9. Dawson County
  10. Crisp County
  11. Thomaston-Upson County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Catoosa County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Catoosa County: closest on enrollment (10,426 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,267 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

$155.1M
Total Revenue
$185.5M
Total Expenditure
$56.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$31.4M
Regular Program
$11.1M
Special Education
$2.2M
Vocational
$5.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Catoosa County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Georgia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Georgia districts belongs to Cobb County at $81,518. Catoosa County places 93 of 172 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Texas and Vermont are the states closest to Georgia on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Georgia districts →

Other Georgia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 178 Georgia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Gainesville City
$63,576
7,974 students
Polk County
$66,118
7,878 students
Dougherty County
$59,481
13,043 students
Dalton Public Schools
$63,460
7,675 students
Tift County
$58,923
7,661 students
Coffee County
$58,624
7,538 students

This is a sample of 6 from 178 Georgia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Catoosa County
What is the average teacher salary in Catoosa County?

The average teacher salary in Catoosa County is $61,267 (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 Catoosa County teacher pay compare to the Georgia average?

Catoosa County pays 0.8% less than the Georgia state average of $61,790. The district's average is $61,267.

How does Catoosa County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Catoosa County pays 12.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,267.

What is the per-pupil spending in Catoosa County?

Catoosa County spends approximately $17,796 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Catoosa County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Catoosa County's total expenditure of $185.5M (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. Catoosa County'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.