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Conway School District

Conway School District sits in the lowest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,117 (above only 27% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Conway School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,117
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,231
Per-pupil spending
1,540
Students enrolled
27th
Pct. in NH
$78,117

Conway School District sits in the lowest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,117 (above only 27% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,117, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,540 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Conway School District sits in the lowest third of New Hampshire districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,117 (above only 27% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 27th percentile for New Hampshire
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Hampshire ranks #7 of 49 on the salary estimate and #41 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Conway School District ranks #82 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil
  • +69.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New Hampshire median

Among 161 New Hampshire districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Conway School District's instructional payroll puts 5.4% into vocational programs , 5.4 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier vocational share usually means career/technical programs claim more of the teacher-salary pool than at a typical New Hampshire peer.

Program Conway School NH median Gap
Regular program 67.7% 70.4% -2.6 pp
Special education 21.5% 26.2% -4.7 pp
Vocational programs 5.4% 0.0% +5.4 pp
Other programs 5.3% 2.1% +3.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 161 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3302490 · FY2023.

LEAID 3302490 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Conway School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P27 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,540 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Winnisquam FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,117 estimated average teacher salary · P27 in New Hampshire · P72 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Winnisquam ($462est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Conway School

Salary neighbourhood · Conway School

Conway 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Conway School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,117 Top 28% higher than 72% 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. Conway 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

Conway School in New Hampshire's lower-third pay band

Same 112 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Conway School District ranks #82 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

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

per pupil

What this shows Sunapee School District leads spending at $48,519 per pupil; Stratham School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Conway School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +69.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Hampshire's statewide +39.3% by 29.7 points, a growth rate faster than 96% of the 79 New Hampshire districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,716 to 1,540 students (10.3% 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.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$78,116.927

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Hampshire price level
105.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$74,120

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 Conway School District

What the Numbers Say About Conway School District

Conway School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 1,540 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,231. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,117, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3302490 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Hampshire statewide average of $87,877, teacher pay in Conway School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 27% of them. New Hampshire itself ranks #7 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Conway School District reports $37.3M in total expenditure against $38.7M 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 $7.8M, special-education teacher pay is $2.5M.

How does Conway School District compare?

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

Conway School District $78,117
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Conway School District pays -1.0% less than Manchester School District · per-pupil $24,231 vs $19,662

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 Hampshire districts

On pay, Conway School District sits closest to Winnisquam Regional School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Shaker Regional 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. Winnisquam Regional School District
  2. Shaker Regional School District
  3. Goffstown School District
  4. Keene School District
  5. Epping School District
  6. John Stark Regional School District
  7. Hudson School District
  8. Raymond School District
  9. Milton School District
  10. Somersworth School District
  11. Hooksett School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Shaker Regional School District
  2. Laconia School District
  3. Auburn School District
  4. Somersworth School District
  5. Claremont School District
  6. Litchfield School District
  7. Pittsfield School District
  8. Hopkinton School District
  9. Hollis-Brookline Cooperative School District
  10. Haverhill Cooperative School District
  11. Berlin School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Conway School District: closest on enrollment (1,540 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,117 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

$38.7M
Total Revenue
$37.3M
Total Expenditure
$11.5M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.8M
Regular Program
$2.5M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Conway School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Hampshire Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Hampshire districts belongs to Stratham School District at $133,818. Placed 63 of 81, Conway School District is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Because New Hampshire prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Maryland are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all New Hampshire districts →

Other New Hampshire Districts

Smaller-district sample from 112 New Hampshire peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Lebanon School District
$118,885
1,631 students
Pembroke School District
$84,256
1,431 students
Claremont School District
$71,350
1,649 students
Fall Mountain Regional School District
$89,453
1,418 students
Bow School District
$131,903
1,663 students
Sanborn Regional School District
$97,671
1,395 students

This is a sample of 6 from 112 New Hampshire districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Conway School District is $78,117 (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 Conway School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Conway School District pays 11.1% less than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $78,117.

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

Conway School District pays 11.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,117.

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

Conway School District spends approximately $24,231 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Conway School District's total expenditure of $37.3M (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. Conway 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.