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Forest Hills SD

Forest Hills SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,732 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Forest Hills SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,668
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,490
Per-pupil spending
1,732
Students enrolled
28th
Pct. in PA
$73,668

Forest Hills SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,732 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $73,668, near the national average of $70,245, serving 1,732 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Forest Hills SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,732 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 28th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 65th percentile nationally
  • 28% 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.
  • Forest Hills SD ranks #362 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #465 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
  • +9.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4209940 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Forest Hills F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P28 in state RANK-NAT-MID P65 national PPE-MID $18K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,732 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Northern FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,668 estimated average teacher salary · P28 in Pennsylvania · P65 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Philadelphia (+$752est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Forest Hills

Salary neighbourhood · Forest Hills

Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills

Forest Hills SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,668 Top 35% higher than 65% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Forest Hills 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

Forest Hills in Pennsylvania's lower-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 Forest Hills SD ranks #362 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #465 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

Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +9.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 4.5 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$73,668.367

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
$75,635

+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 Forest Hills SD

What the Numbers Say About Forest Hills SD

Forest Hills SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 1,732 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,490. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,668, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4209940 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Forest Hills SD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.2% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (4.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 28% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Forest Hills SD reports $32.0M in total expenditure against $32.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.6M.

How does Forest Hills SD compare?

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

Forest Hills SD $73,668
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Forest Hills SD pays -1.0% less than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $18,490 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, Forest Hills SD sits closest to Northern Cambria SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is East Lycoming 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. Northern Cambria SD
  2. Moniteau SD
  3. Upper Adams SD
  4. Titusville Area SD
  5. Southern Fulton SD
  6. Somerset Area SD
  7. Crawford Central SD
  8. Greenwood SD
  9. Tamaqua Area SD
  10. Newport SD
  11. Warrior Run SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. East Lycoming SD
  2. Boyertown Area SD
  3. Central York SD
  4. Valley View SD
  5. Troy Area SD
  6. Panther Valley SD
  7. Tamaqua Area SD
  8. Westmont Hilltop SD
  9. West Jefferson Hills SD
  10. Tri-Valley SD
  11. Jefferson County-DuBois AVTS

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Forest Hills SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Forest Hills SD: closest on enrollment (1,732 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,668 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

$32.3M
Total Revenue
$32.0M
Total Expenditure
$8.8M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.5M
Regular Program
$1.6M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Forest Hills 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

The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Forest Hills SD places 353 of 485 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

Southmoreland SD
$77,938
1,823 students
Big Beaver Falls Area SD
$75,624
1,641 students
Oil City Area SD
$71,159
1,828 students
Palmerton Area SD
$74,750
1,631 students
Wyomissing Area SD
$86,165
1,840 students
York Co School of Technology
$79,090
1,620 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 Forest Hills SD
What is the average teacher salary in Forest Hills SD?

The average teacher salary in Forest Hills SD is $73,668 (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 Forest Hills SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Forest Hills SD pays 10.2% less than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $73,668.

How does Forest Hills SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Forest Hills SD pays 4.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,668.

What is the per-pupil spending in Forest Hills SD?

Forest Hills SD spends approximately $18,490 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Forest Hills SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Forest Hills SD's total expenditure of $32.0M (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. Forest Hills 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.