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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4209690

Farrell Area SD

Farrell Area SD sits in the highest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $144,913 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Farrell Area SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$144,913
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$50,170
Per-pupil spending
640
Students enrolled
100th
Pct. in PA
$144,913

Farrell Area SD sits in the highest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $144,913 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $144,913, above the national average of $70,245, serving 640 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Farrell Area SD sits in the highest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $144,913 (above 100% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 100th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 99th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Farrell Area SD ranks #1 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #5 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil

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Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Farrell Area SD's instructional payroll puts 86.3% into regular program , 11.2 points above the state median of 75.1%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Pennsylvania district.

Program Farrell Area PA median Gap
Regular program 86.3% 75.1% +11.2 pp
Special education 10.3% 18.8% -8.5 pp
Vocational programs 1.1% 1.3% -0.2 pp
Other programs 2.3% 3.7% -1.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4209690 · FY2023.

LEAID 4209690 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Farrell Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +77% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P100 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P99 national PPE-HIGH $50K/pupil ENR-SMALL 640 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near New FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $144,913 estimated average teacher salary · P100 in Pennsylvania · P99 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Lower ($14,072est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Farrell Area

Salary neighbourhood · Farrell Area

Farrell Area 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
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National salary distribution for Farrell Area

Farrell Area SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$144,913 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Below this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Farrell Area SD $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

Farrell Area in Pennsylvania's upper-third pay band

Same 505 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Farrell Area SD ranks #1 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #5 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Farrell Area SD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Wilkinsburg Borough SD leads spending at $61,501 per pupil; Farrell Area SD leads pay.

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

What stands out about Farrell Area SD

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 99% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $50,170 is among the highest in the nation.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$144,913.295

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Pennsylvania price level
97.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$148,782

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Pennsylvania sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Pennsylvania 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 Farrell Area SD

What the Numbers Say About Farrell Area SD

Farrell Area SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 640 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $50,170. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $144,913, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4209690 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Farrell Area SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 76.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (106.3% differential). It pays the most of any enrolling district in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Farrell Area SD reports $32.1M in total expenditure against $33.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.7M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Farrell Area SD compare?

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

Farrell Area SD $144,913
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Farrell Area SD pays +94.7% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $50,170 vs $38,060

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 Pennsylvania districts

On pay, Farrell Area SD sits closest to New Hope-Solebury SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Duquesne City SD. 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. New Hope-Solebury SD
  2. Octorara Area SD
  3. Bristol Borough SD
  4. Schuylkill Valley SD
  5. Morrisville Borough SD
  6. Quaker Valley SD
  7. Steel Valley SD
  8. Saucon Valley SD
  9. Carlynton SD
  10. Salisbury Township SD
  11. Western Wayne SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Duquesne City SD
  2. Forest Area SD
  3. Pequea Valley SD
  4. Northern Lebanon SD
  5. Wilkinsburg Borough SD
  6. New Hope-Solebury SD
  7. Galeton Area SD
  8. Midland Borough SD
  9. Coudersport Area SD
  10. Palisades SD
  11. Aliquippa SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Farrell Area SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Farrell Area SD: closest on enrollment (640 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($144,913 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

$33.8M
Total Revenue
$32.1M
Total Expenditure
$10.0M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.7M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Farrell Area SD: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.

Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Pennsylvania district reports a higher average than Farrell Area SD, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 485 districts of comparable size, Farrell Area SD is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

Smaller-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Rochester Area SD
$76,906
719 students
Union SD
$62,183
561 students
Berlin Brothersvalley SD
$61,212
721 students
Coudersport Area SD
$69,228
558 students
Penns Manor Area SD
$91,402
723 students
Millville Area SD
$69,695
542 students

This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Farrell Area SD
What is the average teacher salary in Farrell Area SD?

The average teacher salary in Farrell Area SD is $144,913 (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 Farrell Area SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Farrell Area SD pays 76.6% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $144,913.

How does Farrell Area SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Farrell Area SD pays 106.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $144,913.

What is the per-pupil spending in Farrell Area SD?

Farrell Area SD spends approximately $50,170 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Farrell Area SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Farrell Area SD's total expenditure of $32.1M (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. Farrell Area SD'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.