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Defiance City

Defiance City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (2,339 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Defiance City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,141
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$14,730
Per-pupil spending
2,339
Students enrolled
61st
Pct. in OH
$83,141

Defiance City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (2,339 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $83,141, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,339 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Defiance City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (2,339 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 61st percentile for Ohio
  • 78th percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Defiance City ranks #256 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #512 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +16.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3904386 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Defiance City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +3% vs state RANK-ST-MID P61 in state RANK-NAT-MID P78 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,339 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Union-Scioto FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,141 estimated average teacher salary · P61 in Ohio · P78 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Akron (+$576est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Defiance City

Salary neighbourhood · Defiance City

Defiance 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 Defiance City

Defiance City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,141 Top 22% higher than 78% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Defiance 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

Defiance City in Ohio's lower-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Defiance City ranks #256 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #512 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

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

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

What stands out about Defiance City

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +16.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 34% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$83,140.682

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$90,466

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Defiance City

What the Numbers Say About Defiance City

Defiance City is a small school district in Ohio, serving 2,339 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,730. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,141, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904386 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Defiance City runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 3.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 61% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Defiance City reports $34.5M in total expenditure against $35.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $9.2M, special-education teacher pay is $2.3M.

How does Defiance City compare?

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

Defiance City $83,141
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Defiance City pays -7.1% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $14,730 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Defiance City sits closest to Union-Scioto Local; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Findlay 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. Union-Scioto Local
  2. Meigs Local
  3. Central Local
  4. Lakewood Local
  5. Plymouth-Shiloh Local
  6. New Philadelphia City
  7. Cedar Cliff Local
  8. Geneva Area City
  9. Gibsonburg Exempted Village
  10. Buckeye Central Local
  11. Ashtabula Area City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Findlay City
  2. Osnaburg Local
  3. Liberty Local
  4. Tri-Valley Local
  5. Clark-Shawnee Local
  6. Tiffin City Schools
  7. North Fork Local
  8. Miami East Local
  9. Orrville City
  10. Miamisburg City
  11. Wilmington City

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Defiance City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Defiance City: closest on enrollment (2,339 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,141 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

$35.7M
Total Revenue
$34.5M
Total Expenditure
$13.1M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.2M
Regular Program
$2.3M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Defiance City: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Defiance City places 250 of 605 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio 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 Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

West Geauga Local
$99,729
2,077 students
Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village
$72,917
2,074 students
East Muskingum Local
$69,859
2,070 students
Licking Valley Local
$68,713
2,062 students
Oakwood City
$95,264
2,049 students
Great Oaks Career Campuses
$86,035
2,632 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Defiance City is $83,141 (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 Defiance City teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Defiance City pays 3.3% more than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $83,141.

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

Defiance City pays 18.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,141.

What is the per-pupil spending in Defiance City?

Defiance City spends approximately $14,730 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Defiance City's total expenditure of $34.5M (NCES FY2023).

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