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School district · New York · LEAID 3607980

Cohoes City School District

Cohoes City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,837 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cohoes City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,884
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$29,585
Per-pupil spending
1,837
Students enrolled
41st
Pct. in NY
$74,884

Cohoes City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,837 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,884, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,837 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Cohoes City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (1,837 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 41st percentile for New York
  • 67th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Cohoes City School District ranks #372 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #472 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil
  • -0.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Cohoes City School District's instructional payroll puts 26.9% into special education , 8.6 points above the state median of 18.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical New York peer.

Program Cohoes City NY median Gap
Regular program 72.4% 77.4% -5.0 pp
Special education 26.9% 18.3% +8.6 pp
Other programs 0.7% 3.5% -2.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 674 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3607980 · FY2023.

LEAID 3607980 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cohoes City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -17% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P41 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,837 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Horseheads FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,884 estimated average teacher salary · P41 in New York · P67 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Schenectady (+$6est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cohoes City

Salary neighbourhood · Cohoes City

Cohoes City 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Cohoes City

Cohoes City School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,884 Top 33% higher than 67% 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. Cohoes City School 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

Cohoes City in New York's lower-third pay band

Same 635 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Cohoes City School District ranks #372 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #472 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Cohoes City School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Cohoes City School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -0.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New York's statewide +9.4% by 9.6 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,585 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$74,883.578

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New York price level
107.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$69,438

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New York run above the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. Comparing it with a district in a cheaper state without this adjustment overstates its relative value.

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 New York 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 Cohoes City School District

What the Numbers Say About Cohoes City School District

Cohoes City School District is a small school district in New York, serving 1,837 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,585. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,884, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3607980 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New York statewide average of $89,760, teacher pay in Cohoes City School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 16.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 41% of them. New York itself ranks #4 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Cohoes City School District reports $54.3M in total expenditure against $55.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.9M, special-education teacher pay is $3.3M.

How does Cohoes City School District compare?

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

Cohoes City School District $74,884
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Cohoes City School District pays +8.2% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $29,585 vs $40,178

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 New York districts

On pay, Cohoes City School District sits closest to Horseheads Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Norwich City School District. 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. Horseheads Central School District
  2. North Collins Central School District
  3. Glens Falls City School District
  4. Northern Adirondack Central School District
  5. Sandy Creek Central School District
  6. Ausable Valley Central School District
  7. East Aurora Union Free School District
  8. Pulaski Central School District
  9. Otego-unadilla Central School District
  10. Deposit Central School District
  11. Johnstown City School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Norwich City School District
  2. Washingtonville Central School District
  3. Cheektowaga-sloan Union Free School District
  4. Pavilion Central School District
  5. Madrid-waddington Central School District
  6. Plattsburgh City School District
  7. Pittsford Central School District
  8. Bath Central School District
  9. Frewsburg Central School District
  10. Potsdam Central School District
  11. Chenango Valley Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Cohoes City School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cohoes City School District: closest on enrollment (1,837 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,884 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

$55.9M
Total Revenue
$54.3M
Total Expenditure
$17.2M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.9M
Regular Program
$3.3M
Special Education
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Cohoes City School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 71% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 29% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New York Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New York districts belongs to North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. Cohoes City School District places 355 of 551 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New York prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Massachusetts and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New York Districts

Smaller-district sample from 641 New York peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Westhampton Beach Union Free School District
$121,588
1,754 students
Owego-apalachin Central School District
$98,713
1,923 students
Franklin Square Union Free School District
$105,576
1,924 students
Newark Central School District
$55,886
1,925 students
Edgemont Union Free School District
$139,482
1,931 students
Dunkirk City School District
$80,432
1,931 students

This is a sample of 6 from 641 New York districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cohoes City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Cohoes City School District?

The average teacher salary in Cohoes City School District is $74,884 (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 Cohoes City School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Cohoes City School District pays 16.6% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $74,884.

How does Cohoes City School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Cohoes City School District pays 6.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,884.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cohoes City School District?

Cohoes City School District spends approximately $29,585 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Cohoes City School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Cohoes City School District's total expenditure of $54.3M (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. Cohoes City School District'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.