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Fallbrook Union High

Fallbrook Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (2,093 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fallbrook Union High come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$107,459
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$21,910
Per-pupil spending
2,093
Students enrolled
47th
Pct. in CA
$107,459

Fallbrook Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (2,093 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $107,459, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,093 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Fallbrook Union High is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (2,093 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 47th percentile for California
  • 94th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Fallbrook Union High ranks #389 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #283 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +31.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Fallbrook Union High's instructional payroll puts 66.8% into regular program , 19.0 points below the state median of 85.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Fallbrook Union CA median Gap
Regular program 66.8% 85.8% -19.0 pp
Special education 15.0% 10.8% +4.3 pp
Vocational programs 7.3% 0.0% +7.3 pp
Other programs 10.8% 0.4% +10.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0613530 · FY2023.

LEAID 0613530 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fallbrook Union F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P47 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P94 national PPE-MID $22K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,093 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Center FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $107,459 estimated average teacher salary · P47 in California · P94 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Visalia (+$1,249est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fallbrook Union

Salary neighbourhood · Fallbrook Union

Fallbrook Union 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 Fallbrook Union

Fallbrook Union High's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$107,459 Top 6% higher than 94% 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. Fallbrook Union High $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

Fallbrook Union in California's lower-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Fallbrook Union High ranks #389 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #283 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Fallbrook Union High is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

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

What stands out about Fallbrook Union High

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 94% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +31.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing California's statewide +25.3% by 5.8 points, a growth rate faster than 73% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$107,459.408

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$95,779

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California 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 California 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 Fallbrook Union High

What the Numbers Say About Fallbrook Union High

Fallbrook Union High is a small school district in California, serving 2,093 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,910. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $107,459, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0613530 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Fallbrook Union High runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.8% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (53.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 47% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Fallbrook Union High reports $45.9M in total expenditure against $48.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Fallbrook Union High compare?

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

Fallbrook Union High $107,459
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Fallbrook Union High pays +3.5% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $21,910 vs $26,962

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 California districts

On pay, Fallbrook Union High sits closest to Center Joint Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wright Elementary. 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. Center Joint Unified
  2. Tulare Joint Union High
  3. Hanford Elementary
  4. Bassett Unified
  5. Lamont Elementary
  6. Pleasant Valley
  7. Kerman Unified
  8. Duarte Unified
  9. Selma Unified
  10. Placerville Union Elementary
  11. West Covina Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wright Elementary
  2. Burlingame Elementary
  3. Atwater Elementary
  4. Mountain Empire Unified
  5. Santa Cruz City Elementary/High
  6. Willows Unified
  7. Lakeport Unified
  8. Washington Unified
  9. San Ysidro Elementary
  10. Novato Unified
  11. Fallbrook Union Elementary

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fallbrook Union High's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fallbrook Union High: closest on enrollment (2,093 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($107,459 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

$48.7M
Total Revenue
$45.9M
Total Expenditure
$13.6M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.5M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.8M
Vocational
$1.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Fallbrook Union High: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Fallbrook Union High places 378 of 644 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Winton
$119,939
1,904 students
Robla Elementary
$138,813
1,903 students
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified
$106,176
2,283 students
Castaic Union
$119,619
1,896 students
Cucamonga Elementary
$140,481
2,299 students
South Whittier Elementary
$142,544
2,312 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fallbrook Union High
What is the average teacher salary in Fallbrook Union High?

The average teacher salary in Fallbrook Union High is $107,459 (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 Fallbrook Union High teacher pay compare to the California average?

Fallbrook Union High pays 2.8% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $107,459.

How does Fallbrook Union High teacher pay compare to the national average?

Fallbrook Union High pays 53.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $107,459.

What is the per-pupil spending in Fallbrook Union High?

Fallbrook Union High spends approximately $21,910 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Fallbrook Union High's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Fallbrook Union High's total expenditure of $45.9M (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. Fallbrook Union High'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.