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School district · Alabama · LEAID 0100750

Clay County

Clay County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (1,784 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Clay County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,235
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$13,883
Per-pupil spending
1,784
Students enrolled
31st
Pct. in AL
$65,235

Clay County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (1,784 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,235, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,784 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Clay County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (1,784 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 31st percentile for Alabama
  • 49th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Alabama ranks #21 of 49 on the salary estimate and #22 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Clay County ranks #95 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #97 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil
  • +11.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Alabama median

Among 138 Alabama districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Clay County's instructional payroll puts 83.9% into regular program , 2.7 points above the state median of 81.2%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Alabama district.

Program Clay County AL median Gap
Regular program 83.9% 81.2% +2.7 pp
Special education 10.4% 10.2% +0.2 pp
Vocational programs 5.2% 5.5% -0.3 pp
Other programs 0.5% 3.1% -2.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 138 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0100750 · FY2023.

LEAID 0100750 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Clay County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P31 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P49 national PPE-LOW $14K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,784 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Tallassee FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,235 estimated average teacher salary · P31 in Alabama · P49 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Madison ($325est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Clay County

Salary neighbourhood · Clay County

Clay County 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 Clay County

Clay County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,235 49th percentile higher than 49% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Clay County $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

Clay County in Alabama's lower-third pay band

Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Clay County ranks #95 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #97 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Clay County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lowndes County leads spending at $30,484 per pupil; Limestone County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Clay County

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +11.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Alabama's statewide +18.0% by 6.9 points, a growth rate faster than 7% of the 118 Alabama districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$65,235.443

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Alabama price level
89.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$73,218

+12% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Alabama 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 Alabama 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 Clay County

What the Numbers Say About Clay County

Clay County is a small school district in Alabama, serving 1,784 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $13,883. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,235, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0100750 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Alabama statewide average of $68,221, teacher pay in Clay County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Alabama, it pays more than 31% of them. Alabama itself ranks #21 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Clay County reports $24.8M in total expenditure against $28.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.4M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Clay County compare?

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

Clay County $65,235
Mobile County $63,845
Alabama avg $68,221
National avg $70,245

Clay County pays +2.2% more than Mobile County · per-pupil $13,883 vs $14,922

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 Alabama districts

On pay, Clay County sits closest to Tallassee City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Midfield City. 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. Tallassee City
  2. Chambers County
  3. Sylacauga City
  4. Winfield City
  5. Piedmont City
  6. Oxford City
  7. Boaz City
  8. Hartselle City
  9. Selma City
  10. Trussville City
  11. Oneonta City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Midfield City
  2. Marion County
  3. Crenshaw County
  4. Albertville City
  5. Russell County
  6. Saraland City
  7. Coffee County
  8. Fort Payne City
  9. Cleburne County
  10. Haleyville City
  11. Pickens County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Clay County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Clay County: closest on enrollment (1,784 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,235 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

$28.3M
Total Revenue
$24.8M
Total Expenditure
$7.4M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$5.4M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Clay County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Alabama Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Alabama districts belongs to Limestone County at $118,952. Clay County places 95 of 137 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Iowa and Louisiana are the states closest to Alabama 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 Alabama districts →

Other Alabama Districts

Smaller-district sample from 137 Alabama peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Cleburne County
$66,498
2,507 students
Thomasville City
$63,926
1,056 students
Midfield City
$76,587
1,045 students
Sheffield City
$63,916
1,043 students
Macon County
$69,846
1,790 students
Troy City
$78,717
1,763 students

This is a sample of 6 from 137 Alabama districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Clay County is $65,235 (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 Clay County teacher pay compare to the Alabama average?

Clay County pays 4.4% less than the Alabama state average of $68,221. The district's average is $65,235.

How does Clay County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Clay County pays 7.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,235.

What is the per-pupil spending in Clay County?

Clay County spends approximately $13,883 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Clay County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Clay County's total expenditure of $24.8M (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. Clay County'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.