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School district · New Hampshire · LEAID 3302760

Dunbarton School District

Dunbarton School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (255 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Dunbarton School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$102,118
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$33,318
Per-pupil spending
255
Students enrolled
84th
Pct. in NH
$102,118

Dunbarton School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (255 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $102,118, above the national average of $70,245, serving 255 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Dunbarton School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (255 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 84th percentile for New Hampshire
  • 92nd percentile nationally
  • 20% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Hampshire ranks #7 of 49 on the salary estimate and #41 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Dunbarton School District ranks #18 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #12 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil
  • +56.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$1,736,000 ÷ 17.00 reported teacher FTE = $102,118

  • Regular program $1,291,000 · 74.4%
  • Special education $435,000 · 25.1%
  • Other programs $10,000 · 0.6%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs New Hampshire median

Among 161 New Hampshire districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Dunbarton School District's instructional payroll puts 74.4% into regular program , 4.0 points above the state median of 70.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New Hampshire district.

Program Dunbarton School NH median Gap
Regular program 74.4% 70.4% +4.0 pp
Special education 25.1% 26.2% -1.2 pp
Other programs 0.6% 2.1% -1.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 161 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3302760 · FY2023.

LEAID 3302760 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Dunbarton School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +16% vs state RANK-ST-MID P84 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P92 national PPE-HIGH $33K/pupil ENR-TINY 255 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near North FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $102,118 estimated average teacher salary · P84 in New Hampshire · P92 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Contoocook ($513est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Dunbarton School

Salary neighbourhood · Dunbarton School

Dunbarton School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Dunbarton School

Dunbarton School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$102,118 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Dunbarton School District $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

Dunbarton School in New Hampshire's upper-third pay band

Same 112 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Dunbarton School District ranks #18 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #12 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Dunbarton School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Sunapee School District leads spending at $48,519 per pupil; Stratham School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Dunbarton School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 92% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +56.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New Hampshire's statewide +39.3% by 17.3 points, a growth rate faster than 84% of the 79 New Hampshire districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 5.4% here, from 242 students in FY2019 to 255 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (255 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $33,318 is among the highest in the nation.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$102,117.647

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Hampshire price level
105.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$96,892

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 Dunbarton School District

What the Numbers Say About Dunbarton School District

Dunbarton School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 255 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $33,318. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $102,118, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3302760 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Hampshire statewide average of $87,877, teacher pay in Dunbarton School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 16.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (45.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 84% of them. New Hampshire itself ranks #7 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Dunbarton School District reports $8.5M in total expenditure against $8.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.3M, special-education teacher pay is $0.4M.

How does Dunbarton School District compare?

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

Dunbarton School District $102,118
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Dunbarton School District pays +29.5% more than Manchester School District · per-pupil $33,318 vs $19,662

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 New Hampshire districts

On pay, Dunbarton School District sits closest to North Hampton School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Gilmanton School District. 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. North Hampton School District
  2. Sunapee School District
  3. Seabrook School District
  4. Souhegan Cooperative School District
  5. Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
  6. Epsom School District
  7. Rye School District
  8. Brentwood School District
  9. Grantham School District
  10. Plainfield School District
  11. Hopkinton School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Gilmanton School District
  2. Northwood School District
  3. Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
  4. Moultonborough School District
  5. Fremont School District
  6. Winchester School District
  7. Epsom School District
  8. Chesterfield School District
  9. Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District
  10. North Hampton School District
  11. New Boston School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Dunbarton School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Dunbarton School District: closest on enrollment (255 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($102,118 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

$8.6M
Total Revenue
$8.5M
Total Expenditure
$1.7M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.3M
Regular Program
$0.4M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Dunbarton School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New Hampshire Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Hampshire districts belongs to Stratham School District at $133,818. Dunbarton School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 14 of 82, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because New Hampshire prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Maryland are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all New Hampshire districts →

Other New Hampshire Districts

Smaller-district sample from 112 New Hampshire peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Pemi-baker Regional School District
$92,155
646 students
Littleton School District
$82,087
652 students
Haverhill Cooperative School District
$72,130
653 students
Auburn School District
$72,128
654 students
Seabrook School District
$100,623
660 students
Hollis School District
$109,204
666 students

This is a sample of 6 from 112 New Hampshire districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dunbarton School District
What is the average teacher salary in Dunbarton School District?

The average teacher salary in Dunbarton School District is $102,118 (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 Dunbarton School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Dunbarton School District pays 16.2% more than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $102,118.

How does Dunbarton School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Dunbarton School District pays 45.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $102,118.

What is the per-pupil spending in Dunbarton School District?

Dunbarton School District spends approximately $33,318 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Dunbarton School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Dunbarton School District's total expenditure of $8.5M (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. Dunbarton School District'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.