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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4205370

Central Columbia SD

Central Columbia SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,908 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Central Columbia SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$81,880
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$18,220
Per-pupil spending
1,908
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in PA
$81,880

Central Columbia SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,908 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $81,880, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,908 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Central Columbia SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,908 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 51st percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 76th percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Central Columbia SD ranks #249 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #472 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
  • +13.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Central Columbia SD's instructional payroll puts 8.6% into vocational programs , 7.3 points above the state median of 1.3%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Pennsylvania peer.

Program Central Columbia PA median Gap
Regular program 72.5% 75.1% -2.6 pp
Special education 15.0% 18.8% -3.9 pp
Vocational programs 8.6% 1.3% +7.3 pp
Other programs 3.9% 3.7% +0.2 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 4205370 · FY2023.

LEAID 4205370 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Central Columbia F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-MID P76 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,908 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Northwest FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $81,880 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in Pennsylvania · P76 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Upper ($319est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Central Columbia

Salary neighbourhood · Central Columbia

Central Columbia 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 Central Columbia

Central Columbia SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$81,880 Top 24% higher than 76% 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. Central Columbia SD $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

Central Columbia 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 Central Columbia SD ranks #249 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #472 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

Central Columbia SD 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

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$81,880.15

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
$84,066

+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 Central Columbia SD

What the Numbers Say About Central Columbia SD

Central Columbia SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 1,908 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,220. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $81,880, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4205370 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Central Columbia SD runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 51% 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, Central Columbia SD reports $34.8M in total expenditure against $35.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Central Columbia SD compare?

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

Central Columbia SD $81,880
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Central Columbia SD pays +10.0% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $18,220 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, Central Columbia SD sits closest to Northwest Area SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Saint Marys 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. Northwest Area SD
  2. Gettysburg Area SD
  3. Conestoga Valley SD
  4. Shippensburg Area SD
  5. Berwick Area SD
  6. Bethlehem-Center SD
  7. Williamsport Area SD
  8. Hanover Public SD
  9. Jersey Shore Area SD
  10. Ambridge Area SD
  11. Mechanicsburg Area SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Saint Marys Area SD
  2. Riverside Beaver County SD
  3. Pottsville Area SD
  4. Sharpsville Area SD
  5. Tri-Valley SD
  6. Hanover Area SD
  7. Norwin SD
  8. Tamaqua Area SD
  9. Portage Area SD
  10. Plum Borough SD
  11. Neshannock Township SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Central Columbia SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Central Columbia SD: closest on enrollment (1,908 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($81,880 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

$35.7M
Total Revenue
$34.8M
Total Expenditure
$10.9M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.9M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.9M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Central Columbia SD: 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. Central Columbia SD places 245 of 485 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.

Oil City Area SD
$71,159
1,828 students
Southmoreland SD
$77,938
1,823 students
Northern Tioga SD
$74,442
1,995 students
Panther Valley SD
$63,783
1,810 students
Quaker Valley SD
$102,200
1,805 students
Knoch SD
$78,617
2,019 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 Central Columbia SD
What is the average teacher salary in Central Columbia SD?

The average teacher salary in Central Columbia SD is $81,880 (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 Central Columbia SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Central Columbia SD pays 0.2% less than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $81,880.

How does Central Columbia SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Central Columbia SD pays 16.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $81,880.

What is the per-pupil spending in Central Columbia SD?

Central Columbia SD spends approximately $18,220 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Central Columbia SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Central Columbia SD's total expenditure of $34.8M (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. Central Columbia SD'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.