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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4206060

Clarion Area SD

Clarion Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (749 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Clarion Area SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$77,825
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$21,295
Per-pupil spending
749
Students enrolled
38th
Pct. in PA
$77,825

Clarion Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (749 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $77,825, above the national average of $70,245, serving 749 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Clarion Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (749 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 38th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 71st percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Clarion Area SD ranks #314 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #333 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
  • +19.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4206060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Clarion Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P38 in state RANK-NAT-MID P71 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 749 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Southmoreland FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $77,825 estimated average teacher salary · P38 in Pennsylvania · P71 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Chambersburg (+$1,580est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Clarion Area

Salary neighbourhood · Clarion Area

Clarion Area 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 Clarion Area

Clarion Area SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$77,825 Top 29% higher than 71% 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. Clarion Area 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

Clarion Area 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 Clarion Area SD ranks #314 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #333 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

Clarion Area 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

What stands out about Clarion Area SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +19.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 5.0 points, a growth rate faster than 80% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$77,824.621

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
$79,902

+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 Clarion Area SD

What the Numbers Say About Clarion Area SD

Clarion Area SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 749 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,295. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $77,825, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4206060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Clarion Area SD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 38% 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, Clarion Area SD reports $15.9M in total expenditure against $17.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.5M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Clarion Area SD compare?

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

Clarion Area SD $77,825
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Clarion Area SD pays +4.6% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $21,295 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, Clarion Area SD sits closest to Southmoreland SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Brookville 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. Southmoreland SD
  2. Valley View SD
  3. Penns Valley Area SD
  4. Montgomery Area SD
  5. Commodore Perry SD
  6. Ligonier Valley SD
  7. Cameron County SD
  8. Brownsville Area SD
  9. Otto-Eldred SD
  10. Wilson Area SD
  11. Mercer Area SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Brookville Area SD
  2. Frazier SD
  3. Indiana Area SD
  4. Bellefonte Area SD
  5. Schuylkill Haven Area SD
  6. Lenape Tech
  7. Kane Area SD
  8. Muncy SD
  9. Huntingdon Area SD
  10. York Co School of Technology
  11. Clearfield Area SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Clarion Area SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Clarion Area SD: closest on enrollment (749 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($77,825 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

$17.8M
Total Revenue
$15.9M
Total Expenditure
$4.6M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.5M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Clarion Area 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. Clarion Area SD places 307 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.

Clarion-Limestone Area SD
$74,716
778 students
Rochester Area SD
$76,906
719 students
Purchase Line SD
$94,452
781 students
Jefferson-Morgan SD
$79,980
782 students
Conemaugh Valley SD
$51,446
711 students
Moshannon Valley SD
$64,122
788 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 Clarion Area SD
What is the average teacher salary in Clarion Area SD?

The average teacher salary in Clarion Area SD is $77,825 (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 Clarion Area SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Clarion Area SD pays 5.2% less than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $77,825.

How does Clarion Area SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Clarion Area SD pays 10.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $77,825.

What is the per-pupil spending in Clarion Area SD?

Clarion Area SD spends approximately $21,295 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Clarion Area SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Clarion Area SD's total expenditure of $15.9M (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. Clarion Area 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.