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Cumberland County

Cumberland County sits in the lowest third of Tennessee districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,622 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Cumberland County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$53,622
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,097
Per-pupil spending
7,216
Students enrolled
24th
Pct. in TN
$53,622

Cumberland County sits in the lowest third of Tennessee districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,622 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $53,622, below the national average of $70,245, serving 7,216 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Cumberland County sits in the lowest third of Tennessee districts on estimated teacher pay at $53,622 (above only 24% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 24th percentile for Tennessee
  • 23rd percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Tennessee ranks #38 of 49 on the salary estimate and #13 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Cumberland County ranks #105 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #109 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil
  • +16.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Tennessee median

Among 141 Tennessee districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Cumberland County's instructional payroll puts 79.4% into regular program , 4.7 points below the state median of 84.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Cumberland County TN median Gap
Regular program 79.4% 84.1% -4.7 pp
Special education 10.7% 10.0% +0.7 pp
Vocational programs 9.1% 5.0% +4.2 pp
Other programs 0.7% 0.4% +0.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 141 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4700900 · FY2023.

LEAID 4700900 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Cumberland County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -7% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P24 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P23 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-MID 7,216 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Sullivan FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $53,622 estimated average teacher salary · P24 in Tennessee · P23 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sullivan ($209est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Cumberland County

Salary neighbourhood · Cumberland County

Cumberland County 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 Cumberland County

Cumberland County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$53,622 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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. Cumberland County $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

Cumberland County in Tennessee's lower-third pay band

Same 139 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Cumberland County ranks #105 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #109 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Cumberland County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Franklin SSD leads spending at $24,604 per pupil; Achievement School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Cumberland County

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Tennessee's statewide +12.8% by 3.7 points, a growth rate faster than 64% of the 141 Tennessee districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$53,622.381

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Tennessee price level
92.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$58,226

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Cumberland County

What the Numbers Say About Cumberland County

Cumberland County is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Tennessee, serving 7,216 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,097. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $53,622, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4700900 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Tennessee statewide average of $57,941, teacher pay in Cumberland County runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Tennessee, it pays more than 24% of them. Tennessee itself ranks #38 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Cumberland County reports $87.3M in total expenditure against $83.7M 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 $19.1M, special-education teacher pay is $2.6M.

How does Cumberland County compare?

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

Cumberland County $53,622
Memphis-Shelby County Schools $58,671
Tennessee avg $57,941
National avg $70,245

Cumberland County pays -8.6% less than Memphis-Shelby County Schools · per-pupil $12,097 vs $16,050

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 Tennessee districts

On pay, Cumberland County sits closest to Sullivan County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Madison County. 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. Sullivan County
  2. Coffee County
  3. Macon County
  4. Haywood County
  5. Carter County
  6. Scott County
  7. Humphreys County
  8. McMinn County
  9. Hickman County
  10. Henry County
  11. Polk County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Madison County
  2. Bartlett
  3. DeKalb County
  4. Henderson County
  5. Unicoi County
  6. Lakeland
  7. Lincoln County
  8. Campbell County
  9. Giles County
  10. Lawrence County
  11. White County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Cumberland County: closest on enrollment (7,216 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($53,622 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

$83.7M
Total Revenue
$87.3M
Total Expenditure
$28.1M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$19.1M
Regular Program
$2.6M
Special Education
$2.2M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Cumberland County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Tennessee Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Tennessee districts belongs to Achievement School District at $82,057. Placed 103 of 137, Cumberland County is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Indiana and Idaho are the states closest to Tennessee 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 Tennessee districts →

Other Tennessee Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Tennessee sample (including Cumberland County). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Monroe County
$58,317
5,023 students
Franklin County
$55,533
5,004 students
Loudon County
$58,366
4,979 students
Oak Ridge
$74,663
4,961 students
Arlington
$72,580
4,803 students
Carter County
$53,088
4,764 students

This is a sample of 6 from 138 Tennessee districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cumberland County
What is the average teacher salary in Cumberland County?

The average teacher salary in Cumberland County is $53,622 (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 Cumberland County teacher pay compare to the Tennessee average?

Cumberland County pays 7.5% less than the Tennessee state average of $57,941. The district's average is $53,622.

How does Cumberland County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Cumberland County pays 23.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $53,622.

What is the per-pupil spending in Cumberland County?

Cumberland County spends approximately $12,097 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Cumberland County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Cumberland County's total expenditure of $87.3M (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. Cumberland County'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.