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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904379

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (5,010 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cleveland Heights-University Heights City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$111,831
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$27,552
Per-pupil spending
5,010
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in OH
$111,831

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (5,010 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $111,831, above the national average of $70,245, serving 5,010 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Cleveland Heights-University Heights City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (5,010 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 98th percentile for Ohio
  • 95th percentile nationally
  • 33% 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.
  • Cleveland Heights-University Heights City ranks #10 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #50 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
  • +14.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's instructional payroll puts 69.3% into regular program , 8.7 points below the state median of 78.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Cleveland Heights-University OH median Gap
Regular program 69.3% 78.0% -8.7 pp
Special education 27.7% 19.5% +8.2 pp
Vocational programs 3.0% 1.3% +1.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 653 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3904379 · FY2023.

LEAID 3904379 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cleveland Heights-University F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +39% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P95 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-MID 5,010 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Beachwood FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $111,831 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in Ohio · P95 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pickerington ($2,959est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cleveland Heights-University

Salary neighbourhood · Cleveland Heights-University

Cleveland Heights-University 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Cleveland Heights-University

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$111,831 Top 5% higher than 95% 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%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Cleveland Heights-University in Ohio's upper-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 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City ranks #10 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #50 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

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City 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 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 95% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +14.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 5.8 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 5,286 to 5,010 students (5.2% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,552 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$111,830.994

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
$121,684

+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 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

What the Numbers Say About Cleveland Heights-University Heights City

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Ohio, serving 5,010 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,552. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $111,831, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904379 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 39.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (59.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 98% 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, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City reports $138.0M in total expenditure against $145.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $27.2M, special-education teacher pay is $10.9M.

How does Cleveland Heights-University Heights City compare?

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

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City $111,831
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City pays +25.0% more than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $27,552 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

Beachwood City is Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Beachwood City
  2. Bexley City
  3. Mayfield City
  4. Loveland City
  5. North Olmsted City
  6. Circleville City
  7. South Euclid-Lyndhurst City
  8. Pickerington Local
  9. Athens City
  10. Parma City
  11. Brecksville-Broadview Heights City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Beachwood City
  2. Penta Career Center - District
  3. Rossford Exempted Village
  4. Sycamore Community City
  5. Batavia Local
  6. Switzerland of Ohio Local
  7. Cloverleaf Local
  8. Shaker Heights City
  9. Fairborn City
  10. Liberty-Benton Local
  11. Triway Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cleveland Heights-University Heights City: closest on enrollment (5,010 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($111,831 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

$145.7M
Total Revenue
$138.0M
Total Expenditure
$44.9M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$27.2M
Regular Program
$10.9M
Special Education
$1.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. 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.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Cleveland Heights-University Heights City sits in the upper quarter of that field at 10 of 605, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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.

Kings Local
$99,033
4,967 students
Licking Heights Local
$78,003
5,073 students
New Albany-Plain Local
$90,973
5,101 students
Stow-Munroe Falls City School District
$96,584
5,175 students
Southwest Licking Local
$76,907
4,794 students
Euclid City
$85,524
4,747 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 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City
What is the average teacher salary in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City?

The average teacher salary in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City is $111,831 (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 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City pays 39.0% more than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $111,831.

How does Cleveland Heights-University Heights City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City pays 59.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $111,831.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cleveland Heights-University Heights City?

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City spends approximately $27,552 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Cleveland Heights-University Heights City's total expenditure of $138.0M (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. Cleveland Heights-University Heights City'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.