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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4104740

Eugene SD 4J

Eugene SD 4J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (16,417 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Eugene SD 4J come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$61,241
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$21,979
Per-pupil spending
16,417
Students enrolled
31st
Pct. in OR
$61,241

Eugene SD 4J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (16,417 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,241, below the national average of $70,245, serving 16,417 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Eugene SD 4J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (16,417 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 31st percentile for Oregon
  • 39th percentile nationally
  • 23% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oregon ranks #24 of 49 on the salary estimate and #28 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Eugene SD 4J ranks #105 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil
  • +30.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oregon median

Among 183 Oregon districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Eugene SD 4J's instructional payroll puts 85.0% into regular program , 4.5 points above the state median of 80.5%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Oregon district.

Program Eugene SD OR median Gap
Regular program 85.0% 80.5% +4.5 pp
Special education 8.5% 8.9% -0.3 pp
Vocational programs 0.8% 3.6% -2.7 pp
Other programs 5.6% 5.7% -0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 183 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4104740 · FY2023.

LEAID 4104740 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Eugene SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P31 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P39 national PPE-MID $22K/pupil ENR-LARGE 16.4K students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-EST Enroll-estimated PHOTO-NEAR Near Eagle FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $61,241 estimated average teacher salary · P31 in Oregon · P39 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Eagle ($273est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Eugene SD

Salary neighbourhood · Eugene SD

Eugene SD 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Eugene SD

Eugene SD 4J's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$61,241 39th percentile higher than 39% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Eugene SD 4J $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

Eugene SD in Oregon's lower-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Eugene SD 4J ranks #105 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Eugene SD 4J is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Nestucca Valley SD 101J leads spending at $40,023 per pupil; Pilot Rock SD 2 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Eugene SD 4J

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +30.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 63% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$61,240.787

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oregon price level
104.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$58,429

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Eugene SD 4J

What the Numbers Say About Eugene SD 4J

Eugene SD 4J is a mid-sized school district in Oregon, serving 16,417 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,979. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,241, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4104740 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in Eugene SD 4J runs materially below the state benchmark, a 9.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 31% of them. Oregon itself ranks #24 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Eugene SD 4J reports $360.8M in total expenditure against $337.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $57.0M, special-education teacher pay is $5.7M.

How does Eugene SD 4J compare?

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

Eugene SD 4J $61,241
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

Eugene SD 4J pays -30.2% less than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $21,979 vs $30,288

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 Oregon districts

On pay, Eugene SD 4J sits closest to Eagle Point SD 9; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Salem-Keizer SD 24J. 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. Eagle Point SD 9
  2. Douglas County SD 4
  3. Lincoln County SD
  4. Redmond SD 2J
  5. Medford SD 549C
  6. Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
  7. Klamath County SD
  8. Hermiston SD 8
  9. Greater Albany Public SD 8J
  10. McMinnville SD 40
  11. Bethel SD 52
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Salem-Keizer SD 24J
  2. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
  3. Hermiston SD 8
  4. Reynolds SD 7
  5. Hillsboro SD 1J
  6. Woodburn SD 103
  7. David Douglas SD 40
  8. Central Point SD 6
  9. Redmond SD 2J
  10. Lincoln County SD
  11. Centennial SD 28J

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Eugene SD 4J's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Eugene SD 4J: closest on enrollment (16,417 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,241 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

$337.2M
Total Revenue
$360.8M
Total Expenditure
$84.6M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$57.0M
Regular Program
$5.7M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$3.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Eugene SD 4J: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oregon Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Oregon districts belongs to David Douglas SD 40 at $92,276. Eugene SD 4J places 87 of 126 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Oregon prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and New Hampshire are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Oregon districts →

Other Oregon Districts

Large-district sample from 153 Oregon peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
$74,686
17,007 students
Hillsboro SD 1J
$83,333
18,576 students
Medford SD 549C
$64,112
13,812 students
Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
$79,009
11,558 students
Gresham-Barlow SD 10J
$76,744
11,335 students
Reynolds SD 7
$77,443
9,773 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Oregon districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eugene SD 4J
What is the average teacher salary in Eugene SD 4J?

The estimated average teacher salary in Eugene SD 4J is $61,241 (NCES CCD FY2023). Eugene SD 4J reports staffing below the district level, so the figure uses reported teacher salary expenditure divided by an estimated teacher FTE (enrollment ÷ the national 15:1 ratio).

How does Eugene SD 4J teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

Eugene SD 4J pays 9.9% less than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $61,241.

How does Eugene SD 4J teacher pay compare to the national average?

Eugene SD 4J pays 12.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,241.

What is the per-pupil spending in Eugene SD 4J?

Eugene SD 4J spends approximately $21,979 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Eugene SD 4J's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Eugene SD 4J's total expenditure of $360.8M (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. Eugene SD 4J'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.