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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4103940

David Douglas SD 40

David Douglas SD 40 sits in the highest third of Oregon districts on estimated teacher pay at $92,276 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for David Douglas SD 40 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$92,276
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$23,433
Per-pupil spending
8,580
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in OR
$92,276

David Douglas SD 40 sits in the highest third of Oregon districts on estimated teacher pay at $92,276 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $92,276, above the national average of $70,245, serving 8,580 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: David Douglas SD 40 sits in the highest third of Oregon districts on estimated teacher pay at $92,276 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 97th percentile for Oregon
  • 86th percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oregon ranks #24 of 49 on the salary estimate and #28 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • David Douglas SD 40 ranks #2 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil
  • +22.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oregon median

Among 183 Oregon districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, David Douglas SD 40's instructional payroll puts 61.8% into regular program , 18.7 points below the state median of 80.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program David Douglas OR median Gap
Regular program 61.8% 80.5% -18.7 pp
Special education 19.5% 8.9% +10.7 pp
Vocational programs 2.2% 3.6% -1.3 pp
Other programs 16.4% 5.7% +10.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 183 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4103940 · FY2023.

LEAID 4103940 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

David Douglas F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +36% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-MID P86 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-MID 8,580 students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Centennial FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $92,276 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Oregon · P86 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Beaverton ($3,142est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for David Douglas

Salary neighbourhood · David Douglas

David Douglas already leads 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 David Douglas

David Douglas SD 40's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$92,276 Top 14% higher than 86% 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. David Douglas SD 40 $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

David Douglas in Oregon's upper-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows David Douglas SD 40 ranks #2 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #33 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

David Douglas SD 40 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Nestucca Valley SD 101J leads spending at $40,023 per pupil; Pilot Rock SD 2 leads pay.

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

What stands out about David Douglas SD 40

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +22.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 4.4 points, a growth rate faster than 31% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 9,806 to 8,580 students (12.5% 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.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$92,275.786

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oregon price level
104.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$88,039

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 David Douglas SD 40

What the Numbers Say About David Douglas SD 40

David Douglas SD 40 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Oregon, serving 8,580 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,433. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $92,276, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4103940 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in David Douglas SD 40 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 35.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (31.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 97% of them. Oregon itself ranks #24 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, David Douglas SD 40 reports $201.1M in total expenditure against $206.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $27.0M, special-education teacher pay is $8.5M.

How does David Douglas SD 40 compare?

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

David Douglas SD 40 $92,276
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

David Douglas SD 40 pays +5.2% more than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $23,433 vs $30,288

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 Oregon districts

On pay, David Douglas SD 40 sits closest to Centennial SD 28J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Central Point SD 6. 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. Centennial SD 28J
  2. Central Point SD 6
  3. Lake Oswego SD 7J
  4. West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
  5. Parkrose SD 3
  6. Hillsboro SD 1J
  7. Forest Grove SD 15
  8. Grants Pass SD 7
  9. Pendleton SD 16
  10. Sherwood SD 88J
  11. Canby SD 86
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Central Point SD 6
  2. Hood River County SD
  3. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
  4. Centennial SD 28J
  5. Jefferson County SD 509J
  6. Eugene SD 4J
  7. Bethel SD 52
  8. West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
  9. Hermiston SD 8
  10. Reynolds SD 7
  11. Hillsboro SD 1J

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near David Douglas SD 40's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for David Douglas SD 40: closest on enrollment (8,580 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($92,276 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

$206.5M
Total Revenue
$201.1M
Total Expenditure
$52.3M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$27.0M
Regular Program
$8.5M
Special Education
$1.0M
Vocational
$7.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in David Douglas SD 40: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oregon Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Oregon district reports a higher average than David Douglas SD 40, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 126 districts of comparable size, David Douglas SD 40 is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. Because Oregon prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and New Hampshire are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Oregon districts →

Other Oregon Districts

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

North Bend SD 13
$41,186
3,452 students
Medford SD 549C
$64,112
13,812 students
Central SD 13J
$71,695
3,188 students
Estacada SD 108
$61,461
3,090 students
Coos Bay SD 9
$63,536
3,029 students
Crook County SD
$59,741
3,018 students

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

Frequently Asked Questions about David Douglas SD 40
What is the average teacher salary in David Douglas SD 40?

The average teacher salary in David Douglas SD 40 is $92,276 (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 David Douglas SD 40 teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

David Douglas SD 40 pays 35.8% more than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $92,276.

How does David Douglas SD 40 teacher pay compare to the national average?

David Douglas SD 40 pays 31.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $92,276.

What is the per-pupil spending in David Douglas SD 40?

David Douglas SD 40 spends approximately $23,433 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of David Douglas SD 40's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 26% of David Douglas SD 40's total expenditure of $201.1M (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. David Douglas SD 40'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.