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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3910026

Clay Local

Clay Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $36,716 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Clay Local come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$36,716
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$16,589
Per-pupil spending
621
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in OH
$36,716

Clay Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $36,716 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $36,716, below the national average of $70,245, serving 621 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Clay Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $36,716 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for Ohio
  • 1st percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Clay Local ranks #645 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #357 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +33.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3910026 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Clay Local F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -54% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P1 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 621 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Waterloo FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $36,716 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Ohio · P1 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton (+$37,413est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Clay Local

Salary neighbourhood · Clay Local

Clay Local 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 Local

Clay Local's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$36,716 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. Clay Local $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 Local in Ohio's lower-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Clay Local ranks #645 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #357 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

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

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

What stands out about Clay Local

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 1% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +33.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 13.5 points, a growth rate faster than 90% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 703 to 621 students (11.7% 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
$36,716.379

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$39,951

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Local

What the Numbers Say About Clay Local

Clay Local is a small school district in Ohio, serving 621 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,589. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $36,716, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3910026 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Clay Local runs materially below the state benchmark, a 54.4% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (47.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 0% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Clay Local reports $10.3M in total expenditure against $10.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Clay Local compare?

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

Clay Local $36,716
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Clay Local pays -59.0% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $16,589 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Clay Local sits closest to Waterloo Local; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Springfield Local. 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. Waterloo Local
  2. Mathews Local
  3. Pickaway-Ross County JVSD
  4. Scioto County Joint Vocational School
  5. Fairland Local
  6. Jackson City
  7. Dalton Local
  8. Lawrence County
  9. Bradford Exempted Village
  10. Elgin Local
  11. Rock Hill Local
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Springfield Local
  2. Perry Local
  3. Minford Local
  4. Lynchburg-Clay Local
  5. Southeastern Local
  6. Springfield Local
  7. Danville Local
  8. Coshocton City
  9. Kenton City
  10. Wayne Local
  11. Pandora-Gilboa Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Clay Local: closest on enrollment (621 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($36,716 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

$10.7M
Total Revenue
$10.3M
Total Expenditure
$3.2M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.2M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Clay Local: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. At the other end, Clay Local anchors the bottom of the 605-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio 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 Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Manchester Local
$81,205
700 students
Miller City-New Cleveland Local
$59,786
542 students
Botkins Local
$77,025
621 students
Riverside Local
$67,336
621 students
Fairport Harbor Exempted Village
$84,969
618 students
New Miami Local
$77,996
626 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Clay Local is $36,716 (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 Local teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Clay Local pays 54.4% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $36,716.

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

Clay Local pays 47.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $36,716.

What is the per-pupil spending in Clay Local?

Clay Local spends approximately $16,589 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Clay Local's total expenditure of $10.3M (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 Local'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.