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School district · South Carolina · LEAID 4501530

Chester 01

Chester 01 sits in the lowest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $59,032 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Chester 01 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,032
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,336
Per-pupil spending
4,767
Students enrolled
13th
Pct. in SC
$59,032

Chester 01 sits in the lowest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $59,032 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $59,032, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,767 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Chester 01 sits in the lowest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $59,032 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 13th percentile for South Carolina
  • 34th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • South Carolina ranks #27 of 49 on the salary estimate and #23 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Chester 01 ranks #60 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #28 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil
  • +20.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs South Carolina median

Among 69 South Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Chester 01's instructional payroll puts 12.5% into special education , 2.8 points below the state median of 15.4%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median South Carolina district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Chester 01 SC median Gap
Regular program 77.2% 74.8% +2.4 pp
Special education 12.5% 15.4% -2.8 pp
Vocational programs 4.8% 3.6% +1.2 pp
Other programs 5.5% 5.6% -0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 69 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4501530 · FY2023.

LEAID 4501530 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Chester 01 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P13 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P34 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 4,767 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Newberry FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,032 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in South Carolina · P34 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Newberry (+$207est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Chester 01

Salary neighbourhood · Chester 01

Chester 01 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 Chester 01

Chester 01's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,032 34th percentile higher than 34% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Chester 01 $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

Chester 01 in South Carolina's lower-third pay band

Same 69 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Chester 01 ranks #60 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #28 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Chester 01 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lexington 03 leads spending at $32,520 per pupil; McCormick 01 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Chester 01

  • Enrolment fell from 5,168 to 4,767 students (7.8% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$59,032.086

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

South Carolina price level
93.5 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$63,151

+7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 Chester 01

What the Numbers Say About Chester 01

Chester 01 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Carolina, serving 4,767 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,336. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,032, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4501530 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the South Carolina statewide average of $64,775, teacher pay in Chester 01 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Carolina, it pays more than 13% of them. South Carolina itself ranks #27 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Chester 01 reports $82.6M in total expenditure against $92.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $17.0M, special-education teacher pay is $2.8M.

How does Chester 01 compare?

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

Chester 01 $59,032
Greenville 01 $66,760
South Carolina avg $64,775
National avg $70,245

Chester 01 pays -11.6% less than Greenville 01 · per-pupil $17,336 vs $13,774

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 South Carolina districts

On pay, Chester 01 sits closest to Newberry 01; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Laurens 56. 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. Newberry 01
  2. Abbeville 60
  3. Dillon 04
  4. Saluda 01
  5. Florence 03
  6. Lexington 03
  7. Lexington 05
  8. York 03
  9. Lexington 04
  10. Spartanburg 01
  11. Union 01
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Laurens 56
  2. Hampton
  3. Newberry 01
  4. Edgefield 01
  5. Calhoun 01
  6. Oconee 01
  7. Dillon 04
  8. Colleton 01
  9. Florence 03
  10. Spartanburg 06
  11. Anderson 04

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Chester 01's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Chester 01: closest on enrollment (4,767 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,032 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

$92.3M
Total Revenue
$82.6M
Total Expenditure
$22.1M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$17.0M
Regular Program
$2.8M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$1.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Chester 01: 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.

South Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized South Carolina districts belongs to McCormick 01 at $83,878. Placed 60 of 69, Chester 01 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Wisconsin and Michigan are the states closest to South Carolina 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 South Carolina districts →

Other South Carolina Districts

Smaller-district sample from 68 South Carolina peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Dorchester 04
$64,426
2,027 students
Lexington 03
$60,971
1,977 students
Barnwell 45
$69,942
1,974 students
Cherokee 01
$69,425
7,925 students
Calhoun 01
$71,198
1,546 students
Dillon 03
$61,908
1,506 students

This is a sample of 6 from 68 South Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chester 01
What is the average teacher salary in Chester 01?

The average teacher salary in Chester 01 is $59,032 (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 Chester 01 teacher pay compare to the South Carolina average?

Chester 01 pays 8.9% less than the South Carolina state average of $64,775. The district's average is $59,032.

How does Chester 01 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Chester 01 pays 16.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,032.

What is the per-pupil spending in Chester 01?

Chester 01 spends approximately $17,336 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Chester 01's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Chester 01's total expenditure of $82.6M (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. Chester 01'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.