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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3910030

Celina City

Celina City sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $39,954 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Celina City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$39,954
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$16,857
Per-pupil spending
2,931
Students enrolled
1st
Pct. in OH
$39,954

Celina City sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $39,954 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $39,954, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,931 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Celina City sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $39,954 (above only 1% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 1st percentile for Ohio
  • 1st percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Celina City ranks #640 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #331 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • -7.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Celina City's instructional payroll puts 23.2% into special education , 3.7 points above the state median of 19.5%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Ohio peer.

Program Celina City OH median Gap
Regular program 75.6% 78.0% -2.4 pp
Special education 23.2% 19.5% +3.7 pp
Vocational programs 1.2% 1.3% -0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 653 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3910030 · FY2023.

LEAID 3910030 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Celina City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -50% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P1 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P1 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 2,931 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jackson FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $39,954 estimated average teacher salary · P1 in Ohio · P1 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton (+$34,174est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Celina City

Salary neighbourhood · Celina City

Celina City 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
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National salary distribution for Celina City

Celina City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$39,954 1st percentile higher than 1% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Above this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Celina City $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

Celina City in Ohio's lower-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Celina City ranks #640 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #331 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Celina City is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

What stands out about Celina City

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 1% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -7.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 27.2 points, a growth rate faster than 0% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 8.6% here, from 2,698 students in FY2019 to 2,931 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$39,954.47

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$43,475

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Celina City

What the Numbers Say About Celina City

Celina City is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Ohio, serving 2,931 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,857. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $39,954, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3910030 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Celina City runs materially below the state benchmark, a 50.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (43.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 1% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Celina City reports $49.4M in total expenditure against $52.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.9M, special-education teacher pay is $2.7M.

How does Celina City compare?

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

Celina City $39,954
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Celina City pays -55.4% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $16,857 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Celina City sits closest to Jackson City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Revere Local. 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. Jackson City
  2. Dalton Local
  3. Waterloo Local
  4. Elgin Local
  5. Rock Hill Local
  6. Fairland Local
  7. Field Local
  8. Lorain County JVS
  9. Crestview Local
  10. Bloom-Vernon Local
  11. Bellaire Local
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Revere Local
  2. Indian Creek Local
  3. Willoughby-Eastlake City
  4. Rolling Hills Local
  5. Waverly City
  6. Hicksville Exempted Village School District
  7. New Lebanon Local School District
  8. Belpre City
  9. Barberton City
  10. Gallia County Local
  11. Washington Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Celina City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Celina City: closest on enrollment (2,931 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($39,954 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

$52.6M
Total Revenue
$49.4M
Total Expenditure
$13.8M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.9M
Regular Program
$2.7M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Celina City: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Placed 599 of 605, Celina City is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio 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 Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Sandusky City
$91,030
3,185 students
Dover City
$60,101
2,676 students
Whitehall City
$58,977
3,191 students
Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local
$87,118
2,663 students
Painesville City Local
$96,814
2,650 students
Rocky River City
$101,603
2,645 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Celina City
What is the average teacher salary in Celina City?

The average teacher salary in Celina City is $39,954 (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 Celina City teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Celina City pays 50.4% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $39,954.

How does Celina City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Celina City pays 43.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $39,954.

What is the per-pupil spending in Celina City?

Celina City spends approximately $16,857 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Celina City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Celina City's total expenditure of $49.4M (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. Celina City'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.