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School district · North Carolina · LEAID 3701140

Davidson County Schools

Davidson County Schools spends $11,805 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable North Carolina districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Davidson County Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$50,140
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$11,805
Per-pupil spending
17,964
Students enrolled
56th
Pct. in NC
$50,140

Davidson County Schools spends $11,805 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable North Carolina districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $50,140, below the national average of $70,245, serving 17,964 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Davidson County Schools spends $11,805 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable North Carolina districts with a reliable figure.
  • 56th percentile for North Carolina
  • 15th percentile nationally
  • 39% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • North Carolina ranks #47 of 49 on the salary estimate and #8 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Davidson County Schools ranks #51 of 115 North Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #113 of 115 by per-pupil spending. Camden County Schools pay #1 at $53,553 is not Hyde County Schools spending #1 at $39,566 per pupil
  • +9.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs North Carolina median

Among 116 North Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Davidson County Schools's instructional payroll puts 13.0% into other programs , 6.7 points below the state median of 19.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Davidson County NC median Gap
Regular program 66.2% 61.8% +4.4 pp
Special education 12.6% 11.1% +1.5 pp
Vocational programs 8.2% 7.1% +1.1 pp
Other programs 13.0% 19.7% -6.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 116 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3701140 · FY2023.

LEAID 3701140 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Davidson County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P56 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P15 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-LARGE 18.0K students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Brunswick FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $50,140 estimated average teacher salary · P56 in North Carolina · P15 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Brunswick (+$77est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Davidson County

Salary neighbourhood · Davidson County

Davidson County 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 Davidson County

Davidson County Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$50,140 15th percentile higher than 15% 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. Davidson County Schools $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

What stands out about Davidson County Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +9.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing North Carolina's statewide +5.8% by 3.4 points, a growth rate faster than 76% of the 116 North Carolina districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 18,974 to 17,964 students (5.3% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$50,140.399

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

North Carolina price level
94.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$53,115

+6% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 Davidson County Schools

What the Numbers Say About Davidson County Schools

Davidson County Schools is a mid-sized school district in North Carolina, serving 17,964 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,805. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $50,140, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3701140 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the North Carolina statewide average of $49,898, teacher pay in Davidson County Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Carolina, it pays more than 56% of them. North Carolina itself ranks #47 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Davidson County Schools reports $212.1M in total expenditure against $207.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $37.7M, special-education teacher pay is $7.2M.

How does Davidson County Schools compare?

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

Davidson County Schools $50,140
Wake County Schools $50,350
North Carolina avg $49,898
National avg $70,245

Davidson County Schools pays -0.4% less than Wake County Schools · per-pupil $11,805 vs $13,702

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 North Carolina districts

On pay, Davidson County Schools sits closest to Brunswick County Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Onslow County Schools. 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. Brunswick County Schools
  2. Mooresville Graded School District
  3. Dare County Schools
  4. Currituck County Schools
  5. Yadkin County Schools
  6. Iredell-Statesville Schools
  7. Watauga County Schools
  8. Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
  9. Cleveland County Schools
  10. Sampson County Schools
  11. Stokes County Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Onslow County Schools
  2. Lincoln County Schools
  3. Wayne County Public Schools
  4. Pender County Schools
  5. Randolph County School System
  6. Harnett County Schools
  7. Henderson County Schools
  8. Stanly County Schools
  9. Johnston County Public Schools
  10. Moore County Schools
  11. Union County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Davidson County

Two out-of-state peer sets for Davidson County Schools: closest on enrollment (17,964 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($50,140 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

$207.8M
Total Revenue
$212.1M
Total Expenditure
$83.4M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$37.7M
Regular Program
$7.2M
Special Education
$4.7M
Vocational
$7.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Davidson County Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 68% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 32% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

North Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized North Carolina districts belongs to Camden County Schools at $53,553. Davidson County Schools places 50 of 113 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Michigan and South Carolina are the states closest to North Carolina 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 North Carolina districts →

Other North Carolina Districts

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

Pitt County Schools
$48,336
24,091 students
Burke County Schools
$51,690
11,770 students
Lincoln County Schools
$51,117
11,629 students
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
$51,947
11,561 students
Rockingham County Schools
$49,175
11,189 students
Pender County Schools
$50,592
10,941 students

This is a sample of 6 from 114 North Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Davidson County Schools is $50,140 (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 Davidson County Schools teacher pay compare to the North Carolina average?

Davidson County Schools pays 0.5% more than the North Carolina state average of $49,898. The district's average is $50,140.

How does Davidson County Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Davidson County Schools pays 28.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $50,140.

What is the per-pupil spending in Davidson County Schools?

Davidson County Schools spends approximately $11,805 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Davidson County Schools's total expenditure of $212.1M (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. Davidson County Schools'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.