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School district · Alabama · LEAID 0101170

Decatur City

Decatur City sits in the highest third of Alabama districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,944 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Decatur City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,944
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,930
Per-pupil spending
8,745
Students enrolled
93rd
Pct. in AL
$76,944

Decatur City sits in the highest third of Alabama districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,944 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,944, above the national average of $70,245, serving 8,745 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Decatur City sits in the highest third of Alabama districts on estimated teacher pay at $76,944 (above 93% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 93rd percentile for Alabama
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Alabama ranks #21 of 49 on the salary estimate and #22 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Decatur City ranks #10 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #32 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil
  • +20.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Alabama median

Among 138 Alabama districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Decatur City's instructional payroll puts 77.2% into regular program , 3.9 points below the state median of 81.2%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Decatur City AL median Gap
Regular program 77.2% 81.2% -3.9 pp
Special education 11.9% 10.2% +1.7 pp
Vocational programs 5.8% 5.5% +0.3 pp
Other programs 5.1% 3.1% +2.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 138 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0101170 · FY2023.

LEAID 0101170 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Decatur City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P93 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-MID 8,745 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Vestavia FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,944 estimated average teacher salary · P93 in Alabama · P70 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Vestavia ($1,576est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Decatur City

Salary neighbourhood · Decatur City

Decatur City 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 Decatur City

Decatur City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,944 Top 30% higher than 70% 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. Decatur City $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

Decatur City in Alabama's upper-third pay band

Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Decatur City ranks #10 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #32 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Decatur City is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lowndes County leads spending at $30,484 per pupil; Limestone County leads pay.

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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$76,944.238

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Alabama price level
89.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$86,360

+12% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Alabama 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 Alabama 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 Decatur City

What the Numbers Say About Decatur City

Decatur City is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Alabama, serving 8,745 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,930. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,944, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0101170 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Alabama statewide average of $68,221, teacher pay in Decatur City runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Alabama, it pays more than 93% of them. Alabama itself ranks #21 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Decatur City reports $148.1M in total expenditure against $152.9M 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 $32.0M, special-education teacher pay is $4.9M.

How does Decatur City compare?

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

Decatur City $76,944
Mobile County $63,845
Alabama avg $68,221
National avg $70,245

Decatur City pays +20.5% more than Mobile County · per-pupil $16,930 vs $14,922

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 Alabama districts

On pay, Decatur City sits closest to Vestavia Hills City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Homewood City. 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. Vestavia Hills City
  2. Pickens County
  3. Phenix City
  4. Auburn City
  5. Russellville City
  6. Florence City
  7. Escambia County
  8. Dallas County
  9. Winston County
  10. Birmingham City
  11. Leeds City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Homewood City
  2. Selma City
  3. Cherokee County
  4. Bessemer City
  5. Alexander City
  6. Gulf Shores City
  7. Pelham City
  8. Opelika City
  9. Tallapoosa County
  10. Florence City
  11. Colbert County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Decatur City's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Decatur City: closest on enrollment (8,745 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,944 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

$152.9M
Total Revenue
$148.1M
Total Expenditure
$47.4M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$32.0M
Regular Program
$4.9M
Special Education
$2.4M
Vocational
$2.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Decatur City: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Alabama Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Alabama districts belongs to Limestone County at $118,952. Decatur City sits in the upper quarter of that field at 10 of 137, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Iowa and Louisiana are the states closest to Alabama 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 Alabama districts →

Other Alabama Districts

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

Russell County
$63,723
3,695 students
Hartselle City
$64,965
3,638 students
Franklin County
$69,139
3,637 students
Fort Payne City
$63,876
3,515 students
Pelham City
$67,846
3,425 students
Saraland City
$61,808
3,354 students

This is a sample of 6 from 137 Alabama districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Decatur City
What is the average teacher salary in Decatur City?

The average teacher salary in Decatur City is $76,944 (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 Decatur City teacher pay compare to the Alabama average?

Decatur City pays 12.8% more than the Alabama state average of $68,221. The district's average is $76,944.

How does Decatur City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Decatur City pays 9.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,944.

What is the per-pupil spending in Decatur City?

Decatur City spends approximately $16,930 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Decatur City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Decatur City's total expenditure of $148.1M (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. Decatur City'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.