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School district · Florida · LEAID 1200240

Charlotte

Charlotte sits in the highest third of Florida districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,270 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Charlotte come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$75,270
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$16,188
Per-pupil spending
16,834
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in FL
$75,270

Charlotte sits in the highest third of Florida districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,270 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $75,270, above the national average of $70,245, serving 16,834 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Charlotte sits in the highest third of Florida districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,270 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 97th percentile for Florida
  • 68th percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Florida ranks #39 of 49 on the salary estimate and #3 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Charlotte ranks #2 of 67 Florida districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 of 67 by per-pupil spending. Monroe pay #1 at $75,623 is not Bradford spending #1 at $25,600 per pupil
  • +32.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$70,453,000 ÷ 936.00 reported teacher FTE = $75,270

  • Regular program $42,301,000 · 60.0%
  • Special education $25,203,000 · 35.8%
  • Vocational programs $1,441,000 · 2.0%
  • Other programs $1,508,000 · 2.1%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Florida median

Among 67 Florida districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Charlotte's instructional payroll puts 35.8% into special education , 17.0 points above the state median of 18.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Florida peer.

Program Charlotte FL median Gap
Regular program 60.0% 72.7% -12.7 pp
Special education 35.8% 18.8% +17.0 pp
Vocational programs 2.0% 3.1% -1.1 pp
Other programs 2.1% 1.7% +0.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 67 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1200240 · FY2023.

LEAID 1200240 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Charlotte F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +30% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P68 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-LARGE 16.8K students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Monroe FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $75,270 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Florida · P68 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Highlands ($3,327est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Charlotte

Salary neighbourhood · Charlotte

Charlotte already leads 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 Charlotte

Charlotte's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$75,270 Top 32% higher than 68% 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. Charlotte $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

Charlotte in Florida's upper-third pay band

Same 67 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Charlotte ranks #2 of 67 Florida districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 of 67 by per-pupil spending. Monroe pay #1 at $75,623 is not Bradford spending #1 at $25,600 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Charlotte is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Bradford leads spending at $25,600 per pupil; Monroe leads pay.

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

What stands out about Charlotte

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +32.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Florida's statewide +11.0% by 21.8 points, a growth rate faster than 91% of the 67 Florida districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.2% here, from 16,008 students in FY2019 to 16,834 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.

Florida prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$75,270.299

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Florida price level
103.6 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$72,629

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Florida 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 Florida 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 Charlotte

What the Numbers Say About Charlotte

Charlotte is a mid-sized school district in Florida, serving 16,834 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,188. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,270, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1200240 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Florida statewide average of $57,863, teacher pay in Charlotte runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 30.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Florida, it pays more than 97% of them. Florida itself ranks #39 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Charlotte reports $272.5M in total expenditure against $279.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $42.3M, special-education teacher pay is $25.2M.

How does Charlotte compare?

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

Charlotte $75,270
Miami-dade $64,637
Florida avg $57,863
National avg $70,245

Charlotte pays +16.5% more than Miami-dade · per-pupil $16,188 vs $14,460

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 Florida districts

On pay, Charlotte sits closest to Monroe; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Collier. 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. Monroe
  2. Highlands
  3. Suwannee
  4. Santa Rosa
  5. Putnam
  6. Collier
  7. Marion
  8. St. Johns
  9. Walton
  10. St. Lucie
  11. Alachua
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Collier
  2. Martin
  3. Sarasota
  4. Gadsden
  5. Manatee
  6. Escambia
  7. Putnam
  8. Okaloosa
  9. Walton
  10. Bay
  11. Sumter

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Charlotte's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Charlotte: closest on enrollment (16,834 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,270 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

$279.1M
Total Revenue
$272.5M
Total Expenditure
$70.5M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$42.3M
Regular Program
$25.2M
Special Education
$1.4M
Vocational
$1.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Charlotte: 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.

Florida Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Florida districts belongs to Monroe at $75,623. Only second place separates it from the ceiling: among the 67 districts of comparable size, Charlotte is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. Because Florida prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Alaska and Connecticut are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Florida districts →

Other Florida Districts

Smaller-district sample from 66 Florida peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Suwannee
$69,627
5,935 students
Levy
$49,501
5,662 students
Wakulla
$47,708
5,156 students
Baker
$56,863
5,003 students
Hardee
$59,439
4,901 students
Alachua
$63,347
28,964 students

This is a sample of 6 from 66 Florida districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Charlotte is $75,270 (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 Charlotte teacher pay compare to the Florida average?

Charlotte pays 30.1% more than the Florida state average of $57,863. The district's average is $75,270.

How does Charlotte teacher pay compare to the national average?

Charlotte pays 7.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,270.

What is the per-pupil spending in Charlotte?

Charlotte spends approximately $16,188 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Charlotte's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Charlotte's total expenditure of $272.5M (NCES FY2023).

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher

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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. Charlotte'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.