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Charles City County Public Schools

Charles City County Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $37,477 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Charles City County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$37,477
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$21,637
Per-pupil spending
562
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in VA
$37,477

Charles City County Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $37,477 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $37,477, below the national average of $70,245, serving 562 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Charles City County Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $37,477 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for Virginia
  • 1st percentile nationally
  • 24% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Charles City County Public Schools ranks #131 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #14 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
  • +0.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Virginia median

Among 131 Virginia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Charles City County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 13.4% into vocational programs , 7.3 points above the state median of 6.1%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical Virginia peer.

Program Charles City VA median Gap
Regular program 71.8% 73.8% -2.0 pp
Special education 14.9% 18.3% -3.4 pp
Vocational programs 13.4% 6.1% +7.3 pp
Other programs 0.0% 0.8% -0.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 131 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5100720 · FY2023.

LEAID 5100720 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Charles City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -41% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P1 national PPE-MID $22K/pupil ENR-SMALL 562 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dickenson FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $37,477 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Virginia · P1 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Campbell (+$16,420est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Charles City

Salary neighbourhood · Charles City

Charles 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 Charles City

Charles City County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$37,477 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. 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

Charles City in Virginia's lower-third pay band

Same 131 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Charles City County Public Schools ranks #131 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #14 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Charles City County Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Arlington County Public Schools leads spending at $27,287 per pupil; Falls Church City Public Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Charles City County Public Schools

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 1% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 17.0 points, a growth rate faster than 2% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 633 to 562 students (11.2% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Virginia sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$37,476.923

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Virginia price level
101.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$36,985

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Charles City County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Charles City County Public Schools

Charles City County Public Schools is a small school district in Virginia, serving 562 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,637. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $37,477, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5100720 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Charles City County Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 40.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (46.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 0% of them. Virginia itself ranks #33 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Charles City County Public Schools reports $12.2M in total expenditure against $13.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.7M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Charles City County Public Schools compare?

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

Charles City County Public Schools $37,477
Fairfax County Public Schools $93,966
Virginia avg $63,048
National avg $70,245

Charles City County Public Schools pays -60.1% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $21,637 vs $21,040

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 Virginia districts

On pay, Charles City County Public Schools sits closest to Dickenson County Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Craig County Public Schools. 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. Dickenson County Public Schools
  2. King and Queen County Public Schools
  3. Charlotte County Public Schools
  4. Nottoway County Public Schools
  5. Northampton County Public Schools
  6. Bath County Public Schools
  7. Martinsville City Public Schools
  8. Norton City Public Schools
  9. Bland County Public Schools
  10. Craig County Public Schools
  11. Buena Vista City Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Craig County Public Schools
  2. Franklin City Public Schools
  3. Colonial Beach Public Schools
  4. Essex County Public Schools
  5. Northampton County Public Schools
  6. Rappahannock County Public Schools
  7. Lancaster County Public Schools
  8. Northumberland County Public Schools
  9. Nelson County Public Schools
  10. Mathews County Public Schools
  11. Bristol City Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Charles City County Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Charles City County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (562 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($37,477 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

$13.3M
Total Revenue
$12.2M
Total Expenditure
$2.9M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.7M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Charles City County Public Schools: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Virginia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Virginia districts belongs to Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. At the other end, Charles City County Public Schools anchors the bottom of the 128-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. On BEA's price parity Virginia sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Arizona are its nearest price peers.

View all Virginia districts →

Other Virginia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 130 Virginia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

King William County Public Schools
$61,119
2,084 students
Bristol City Public Schools
$61,217
2,194 students
Appomattox County Public Schools
$55,676
2,361 students
Buchanan County Public Schools
$47,364
2,462 students
Patrick County Public Schools
$53,552
2,481 students
Falls Church City Public Schools
$96,912
2,496 students

This is a sample of 6 from 130 Virginia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles City County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Charles City County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Charles City County Public Schools is $37,477 (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 Charles City County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?

Charles City County Public Schools pays 40.6% less than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $37,477.

How does Charles City County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Charles City County Public Schools pays 46.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $37,477.

What is the per-pupil spending in Charles City County Public Schools?

Charles City County Public Schools spends approximately $21,637 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Charles City County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Charles City County Public Schools's total expenditure of $12.2M (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. Charles City County Public Schools'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.