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School district · Virginia · LEAID 5101440

Franklin County Public Schools

Franklin County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (6,252 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Franklin County Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$62,006
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$16,190
Per-pupil spending
6,252
Students enrolled
51st
Pct. in VA
$62,006

Franklin County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (6,252 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $62,006, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,252 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Franklin County Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (6,252 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 51st percentile for Virginia
  • 41st percentile nationally
  • 38% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Franklin County Public Schools ranks #64 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #79 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
  • +13.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Virginia median

Among 131 Virginia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Franklin County Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 20.7% into special education , 2.5 points above the state median of 18.3%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Virginia peer.

Program Franklin County VA median Gap
Regular program 73.7% 73.8% -0.0 pp
Special education 20.7% 18.3% +2.5 pp
Vocational programs 5.0% 6.1% -1.0 pp
Other programs 0.5% 0.8% -0.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 131 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5101440 · FY2023.

LEAID 5101440 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Franklin County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P51 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P41 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-MID 6,252 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Warren FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $62,006 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in Virginia · P41 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Montgomery (+$192est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Franklin County

Salary neighbourhood · Franklin County

Franklin County 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 Franklin County

Franklin County Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$62,006 41st percentile higher than 41% 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. This 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

What stands out about Franklin County Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +13.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 4.6 points, a growth rate faster than 27% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 7,062 to 6,252 students (11.5% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

Virginia sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$62,005.747

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Virginia price level
101.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,191

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Franklin County Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Franklin County Public Schools

Franklin County Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 6,252 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,190. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $62,006, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5101440 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Franklin County Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 51% of them. Virginia itself ranks #33 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Franklin County Public Schools reports $101.2M in total expenditure against $107.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $23.9M, special-education teacher pay is $6.7M.

How does Franklin County Public Schools compare?

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

Franklin County Public Schools $62,006
Fairfax County Public Schools $93,966
Virginia avg $63,048
National avg $70,245

Franklin County Public Schools pays -34.0% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $16,190 vs $21,040

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 Virginia districts

On pay, Franklin County Public Schools sits closest to Warren County Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Page County Public Schools. 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. Warren County Public Schools
  2. Montgomery County Public Schools
  3. Radford City Public Schools
  4. Scott County Public Schools
  5. Orange County Public Schools
  6. Augusta County Public Schools
  7. Bristol City Public Schools
  8. King William County Public Schools
  9. Lunenburg County Public Schools
  10. Madison County Public Schools
  11. Greene County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Page County Public Schools
  2. Manassas Park City Public Schools
  3. Madison County Public Schools
  4. Wythe County Public Schools
  5. Shenandoah County Public Schools
  6. Smyth County Public Schools
  7. York County Public Schools
  8. Lunenburg County Public Schools
  9. Nottoway County Public Schools
  10. Wise County Public Schools
  11. Rockingham County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Franklin County Public Schools's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Franklin County Public Schools: closest on enrollment (6,252 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($62,006 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

$107.4M
Total Revenue
$101.2M
Total Expenditure
$38.7M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$23.9M
Regular Program
$6.7M
Special Education
$1.6M
Vocational
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Franklin County Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Virginia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Virginia districts belongs to Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. Franklin County Public Schools places 63 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Virginia sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Arizona are its nearest price peers.

View all Virginia districts →

Other Virginia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 130 Virginia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Accomack County Public Schools
$56,143
4,726 students
Lynchburg City Public Schools
$58,780
7,856 students
Campbell County Public Schools
$53,897
7,873 students
Halifax County Public Schools
$55,881
4,620 students
Pittsylvania County Public Schools
$56,052
7,918 students
King George County Public Schools
$65,007
4,521 students

This is a sample of 6 from 130 Virginia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin County Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Franklin County Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Franklin County Public Schools is $62,006 (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 Franklin County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?

Franklin County Public Schools pays 1.7% less than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $62,006.

How does Franklin County Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Franklin County Public Schools pays 11.7% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $62,006.

What is the per-pupil spending in Franklin County Public Schools?

Franklin County Public Schools spends approximately $16,190 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Franklin County Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Franklin County Public Schools's total expenditure of $101.2M (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. Franklin County Public Schools'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.