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Corning City School District

Corning City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (4,317 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Corning City School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$90,512
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$33,535
Per-pupil spending
4,317
Students enrolled
63rd
Pct. in NY
$90,512

Corning City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (4,317 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $90,512, above the national average of $70,245, serving 4,317 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Corning City School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New York districts (4,317 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 63rd percentile for New York
  • 85th percentile nationally
  • 30% 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.
  • Corning City School District ranks #228 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #309 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
  • +10.9% 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, Corning City School District's instructional payroll puts 26.4% into special education , 8.1 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 Corning City NY median Gap
Regular program 70.6% 77.4% -6.8 pp
Special education 26.4% 18.3% +8.1 pp
Other programs 3.0% 3.5% -0.4 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 3608400 · FY2023.

LEAID 3608400 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Corning City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P63 in state RANK-NAT-MID P85 national PPE-HIGH $34K/pupil ENR-MID 4,317 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Gates FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $90,512 estimated average teacher salary · P63 in New York · P85 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Syracuse ($2,701est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Corning City

Salary neighbourhood · Corning City

Corning 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
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National salary distribution for Corning City

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$90,512 Top 15% higher than 85% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Corning 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

Corning 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 Corning City School District ranks #228 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #309 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

Corning 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 Corning City School District

  • Enrolment fell from 4,637 to 4,317 students (6.9% 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 $33,535 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$90,511.79

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
$83,930

-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 Corning City School District

What the Numbers Say About Corning City School District

Corning City School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New York, serving 4,317 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $33,535. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $90,512, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3608400 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 Corning City School District runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 63% 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, Corning City School District reports $144.8M in total expenditure against $134.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $23.8M, special-education teacher pay is $8.9M.

How does Corning 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.

Corning City School District $90,512
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

Corning City School District pays +30.8% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $33,535 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, Corning City School District sits closest to Gates Chili Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Merrick Union Free 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. Gates Chili Central School District
  2. Fulton City School District
  3. North Colonie CSD
  4. Pittsford Central School District
  5. Skaneateles Central School District
  6. Ballston Spa Central School District
  7. Washingtonville Central School District
  8. Port Jervis City School District
  9. East Greenbush Central School District
  10. Schalmont Central School District
  11. Newfane Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Merrick Union Free School District
  2. New Rochelle City School District
  3. Yorktown Central School District
  4. Eastchester Union Free School District
  5. Edgemont Union Free School District
  6. Evans-brant Central School District (Lake Shore)
  7. Peekskill City School District
  8. Westhampton Beach Union Free School District
  9. Deer Park Union Free School District
  10. Whitney Point Central School District
  11. Gates Chili Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Corning City School District: closest on enrollment (4,317 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($90,512 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

$134.5M
Total Revenue
$144.8M
Total Expenditure
$42.9M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$23.8M
Regular Program
$8.9M
Special Education
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Corning City School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% 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. Corning City School District places 225 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.

Carmel Central School District
$140,082
3,743 students
Warwick Valley Central School District
$112,951
3,724 students
Ithaca City School District
$67,953
4,969 students
Amsterdam City School District
$95,082
3,652 students
Harrison Central School District
$138,047
3,624 students
Gates Chili Central School District
$90,650
3,616 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 Corning City School District
What is the average teacher salary in Corning City School District?

The average teacher salary in Corning City School District is $90,512 (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 Corning City School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

Corning City School District pays 0.8% more than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $90,512.

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

Corning City School District pays 28.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $90,512.

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

Corning City School District spends approximately $33,535 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Corning City School District's total expenditure of $144.8M (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. Corning 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.