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School district · South Carolina · LEAID 4501920

Dillon 04

Dillon 04 sits in the lowest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,335 (above only 10% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Dillon 04 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$57,335
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,020
Per-pupil spending
3,880
Students enrolled
10th
Pct. in SC
$57,335

Dillon 04 sits in the lowest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,335 (above only 10% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $57,335, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,880 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Dillon 04 sits in the lowest third of South Carolina districts on estimated teacher pay at $57,335 (above only 10% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 10th percentile for South Carolina
  • 31st percentile nationally
  • 19% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • South Carolina ranks #27 of 49 on the salary estimate and #23 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Dillon 04 ranks #62 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #22 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil
  • +17.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs South Carolina median

Among 69 South Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Dillon 04's instructional payroll puts 82.1% into regular program , 7.4 points above the state median of 74.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median South Carolina district.

Program Dillon 04 SC median Gap
Regular program 82.1% 74.8% +7.4 pp
Special education 10.3% 15.4% -5.1 pp
Vocational programs 1.7% 3.6% -1.8 pp
Other programs 5.8% 5.6% +0.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 69 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4501920 · FY2023.

LEAID 4501920 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Dillon 04 F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -11% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P10 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P31 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-MID 3,880 students INSTR-LOW 19% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Saluda FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $57,335 estimated average teacher salary · P10 in South Carolina · P31 nationally · 19% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Chester (+$1,698est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Dillon 04

Salary neighbourhood · Dillon 04

Dillon 04 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 Dillon 04

Dillon 04's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$57,335 31st percentile higher than 31% 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. Dillon 04 $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

Dillon 04 in South Carolina's lower-third pay band

Same 69 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Dillon 04 ranks #62 of 69 South Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #22 of 69 by per-pupil spending. McCormick 01 pay #1 at $83,878 is not Lexington 03 spending #1 at $32,520 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Dillon 04 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lexington 03 leads spending at $32,520 per pupil; McCormick 01 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Dillon 04

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +17.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing South Carolina's statewide +21.3% by 3.9 points, a growth rate faster than 31% of the 67 South Carolina districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 4,134 to 3,880 students (6.1% 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
$57,334.51

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

South Carolina price level
93.5 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,335

+7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in South 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 South 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 Dillon 04

What the Numbers Say About Dillon 04

Dillon 04 is a small-to-mid-sized school district in South Carolina, serving 3,880 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,020. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $57,335, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4501920 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the South Carolina statewide average of $64,775, teacher pay in Dillon 04 runs materially below the state benchmark, a 11.5% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in South Carolina, it pays more than 10% of them. South Carolina itself ranks #27 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Dillon 04 reports $69.9M in total expenditure against $70.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 19% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $10.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Dillon 04 compare?

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

Dillon 04 $57,335
Greenville 01 $66,760
South Carolina avg $64,775
National avg $70,245

Dillon 04 pays -14.1% less than Greenville 01 · per-pupil $18,020 vs $13,774

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 South Carolina districts

On pay, Dillon 04 sits closest to Saluda 01; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Oconee 01. 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. Saluda 01
  2. Allendale 01
  3. Union 01
  4. Abbeville 60
  5. Marlboro 01
  6. Chester 01
  7. Newberry 01
  8. Lee 01
  9. Florence 03
  10. Lexington 03
  11. Lexington 04
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Oconee 01
  2. Edgefield 01
  3. Marlboro 01
  4. Hampton
  5. Laurens 56
  6. Abbeville 60
  7. Florence 02
  8. Chester 01
  9. Darlington 01
  10. Newberry 01
  11. Calhoun 01

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Dillon 04's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Dillon 04: closest on enrollment (3,880 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($57,335 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

$70.2M
Total Revenue
$69.9M
Total Expenditure
$13.1M
Instruction Salaries
19% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$10.7M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Dillon 04: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 99% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 1% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

South Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized South Carolina districts belongs to McCormick 01 at $83,878. Placed 62 of 69, Dillon 04 is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Wisconsin and Michigan are the states closest to South 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 South Carolina districts →

Other South Carolina Districts

Smaller-district sample from 68 South Carolina peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Spartanburg 07
$66,530
7,371 students
Cherokee 01
$69,425
7,925 students
Georgetown 01
$63,759
8,429 students
Greenwood 50
$62,509
8,610 students
Lexington 02
$63,370
8,626 students
Darlington 01
$75,804
9,042 students

This is a sample of 6 from 68 South Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dillon 04
What is the average teacher salary in Dillon 04?

The average teacher salary in Dillon 04 is $57,335 (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 Dillon 04 teacher pay compare to the South Carolina average?

Dillon 04 pays 11.5% less than the South Carolina state average of $64,775. The district's average is $57,335.

How does Dillon 04 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Dillon 04 pays 18.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $57,335.

What is the per-pupil spending in Dillon 04?

Dillon 04 spends approximately $18,020 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Dillon 04's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 19% of Dillon 04's total expenditure of $69.9M (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. Dillon 04'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.