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Columbia School District

Columbia School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (462 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Columbia School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$77,372
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$32,524
Per-pupil spending
462
Students enrolled
23rd
Pct. in CT
$77,372

Columbia School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (462 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $77,372, above the national average of $70,245, serving 462 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Columbia School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (462 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 23rd percentile for Connecticut
  • 71st percentile nationally
  • 24% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Connecticut ranks #8 of 49 on the salary estimate and #31 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Columbia School District ranks #117 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil
  • +5.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Connecticut median

Among 171 Connecticut districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Columbia School District's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into special education , 16.3 points below the state median of 16.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Connecticut district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Columbia School CT median Gap
Regular program 81.3% 75.1% +6.3 pp
Special education 0.0% 16.3% -16.3 pp
Other programs 18.7% 7.7% +11.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0900900 · FY2023.

LEAID 0900900 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Columbia School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P23 in state RANK-NAT-MID P71 national PPE-HIGH $33K/pupil ENR-TINY 462 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sterling FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $77,372 estimated average teacher salary · P23 in Connecticut · P71 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Capitol (+$244est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Columbia School

Salary neighbourhood · Columbia School

Columbia School 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 Columbia School

Columbia School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$77,372 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. Columbia 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

Columbia School in Connecticut's lower-third pay band

Same 151 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Columbia School District ranks #117 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #38 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Columbia School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Winchester School District leads spending at $51,510 per pupil; Regional School District 09 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Columbia School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Connecticut's statewide +10.9% by 5.7 points, a growth rate faster than 18% of the 87 Connecticut districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 6.7% here, from 433 students in FY2019 to 462 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (462 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $32,524 is among the highest in the nation.

Connecticut prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$77,372.263

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Connecticut price level
104.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$74,253

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Columbia School District

What the Numbers Say About Columbia School District

Columbia School District is a small school district in Connecticut, serving 462 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $32,524. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $77,372, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0900900 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Connecticut statewide average of $86,015, teacher pay in Columbia School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (10.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Connecticut, it pays more than 23% of them. Connecticut itself ranks #8 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Columbia School District reports $15.0M in total expenditure against $15.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.6M.

How does Columbia School District compare?

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

Columbia School District $77,372
Bridgeport School District $75,369
Connecticut avg $86,015
National avg $70,245

Columbia School District pays +2.7% more than Bridgeport School District · per-pupil $32,524 vs $24,161

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 Connecticut districts

On pay, Columbia School District sits closest to Sterling School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Woodstock 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. Sterling School District
  2. Thomaston School District
  3. Litchfield School District
  4. Canterbury School District
  5. Plymouth School District
  6. North Branford School District
  7. Regional School District 06
  8. Lebanon School District
  9. Winchester School District
  10. Willington School District
  11. Woodstock School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Woodstock School District
  2. Sterling School District
  3. Sprague School District
  4. Regional School District 07
  5. Old Saybrook School District
  6. Learn
  7. Windsor Locks School District
  8. Salisbury School District
  9. Regional School District 04
  10. Essex School District
  11. Salem School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Columbia School District: closest on enrollment (462 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($77,372 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

$15.0M
Total Revenue
$15.0M
Total Expenditure
$3.5M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.6M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Columbia School District: the regular program and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education and vocational programs. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Connecticut Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Connecticut districts belongs to Regional School District 09 at $127,454. Placed 104 of 132, Columbia School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because Connecticut prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and Florida are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Connecticut districts →

Other Connecticut Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Connecticut peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Lebanon School District
$78,747
952 students
East Haddam School District
$85,690
977 students
East Windsor School District
$107,959
1,009 students
Mansfield School District
$97,144
1,025 students
Old Saybrook School District
$87,002
1,065 students
Regional School District 19
$101,687
1,073 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Connecticut districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Columbia School District is $77,372 (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 Columbia School District teacher pay compare to the Connecticut average?

Columbia School District pays 10.0% less than the Connecticut state average of $86,015. The district's average is $77,372.

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

Columbia School District pays 10.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $77,372.

What is the per-pupil spending in Columbia School District?

Columbia School District spends approximately $32,524 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Columbia School District's total expenditure of $15.0M (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. Columbia 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.