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Franklin

Franklin sits in the lowest third of Florida districts on estimated teacher pay at $34,294 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Franklin come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$34,294
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$16,873
Per-pupil spending
1,208
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in FL
$34,294

Franklin sits in the lowest third of Florida districts on estimated teacher pay at $34,294 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $34,294, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,208 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Franklin sits in the lowest third of Florida districts on estimated teacher pay at $34,294 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for Florida
  • 0th percentile nationally
  • 18% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Florida ranks #39 of 49 on the salary estimate and #3 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Franklin ranks #67 of 67 Florida districts by estimated teacher salary and #8 of 67 by per-pupil spending. Monroe pay #1 at $75,623 is not Bradford spending #1 at $25,600 per pupil
  • -8.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Florida median

Among 67 Florida districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Franklin's instructional payroll puts 8.8% into special education , 9.9 points below the state median of 18.8%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Florida district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Franklin FL median Gap
Regular program 79.5% 72.7% +6.8 pp
Special education 8.8% 18.8% -9.9 pp
Vocational programs 9.8% 3.1% +6.7 pp
Other programs 1.8% 1.7% +0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 67 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 1200570 · FY2023.

LEAID 1200570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Franklin F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -41% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P0 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,208 students INSTR-LOW 18% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Madison FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $34,294 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Florida · P0 nationally · 18% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Osceola (+$8,896est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Franklin

Salary neighbourhood · Franklin

Franklin 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 Franklin

Franklin's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$34,294 0th percentile higher than 0% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Above this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Franklin $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

Franklin in Florida's lower-third pay band

Same 67 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Franklin ranks #67 of 67 Florida districts by estimated teacher salary and #8 of 67 by per-pupil spending. Monroe pay #1 at $75,623 is not Bradford spending #1 at $25,600 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Franklin is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Bradford leads spending at $25,600 per pupil; Monroe leads pay.

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

What stands out about Franklin

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 0% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -8.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Florida's statewide +11.0% by 19.4 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 67 Florida districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • This is a contracting district: 1,315 students in FY2019 down to 1,208 in FY2023, a 8.1% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

Florida prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$34,294.487

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Florida price level
103.6 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$33,091

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Florida 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 Florida 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

What the Numbers Say About Franklin

Franklin is a small school district in Florida, serving 1,208 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,873. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $34,294, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1200570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Florida statewide average of $57,863, teacher pay in Franklin runs materially below the state benchmark, a 40.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (51.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Florida, it pays more than 0% of them. Florida itself ranks #39 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Franklin reports $20.4M in total expenditure against $22.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 18% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Franklin compare?

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

Franklin $34,294
Miami-dade $64,637
Florida avg $57,863
National avg $70,245

Franklin pays -46.9% less than Miami-dade · per-pupil $16,873 vs $14,460

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 Florida districts

On pay, Franklin sits closest to Madison; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Calhoun. 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. Madison
  2. Dixie
  3. Calhoun
  4. Liberty
  5. Gadsden
  6. Holmes
  7. Jefferson
  8. Hamilton
  9. Union
  10. Taylor
  11. Washington
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Calhoun
  2. Jefferson
  3. Taylor
  4. Glades
  5. Gulf
  6. Gadsden
  7. Washington
  8. Hamilton
  9. Gilchrist
  10. Lafayette
  11. Desoto

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Franklin's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Franklin: closest on enrollment (1,208 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($34,294 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

$22.6M
Total Revenue
$20.4M
Total Expenditure
$3.6M
Instruction Salaries
18% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.0M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Franklin: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 71% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 29% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Florida Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Florida districts belongs to Monroe at $75,623. At the other end, Franklin anchors the bottom of the 67-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. Because Florida prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Alaska and Connecticut are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Florida districts →

Other Florida Districts

Smaller-district sample from 66 Florida peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Citrus
$61,807
15,951 students
Charlotte
$75,270
16,834 students
Indian River
$61,603
17,199 students
Martin
$57,064
18,641 students
Hernando
$52,520
24,058 students
Bay
$56,672
27,323 students

This is a sample of 6 from 66 Florida districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Franklin is $34,294 (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 teacher pay compare to the Florida average?

Franklin pays 40.7% less than the Florida state average of $57,863. The district's average is $34,294.

How does Franklin teacher pay compare to the national average?

Franklin pays 51.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $34,294.

What is the per-pupil spending in Franklin?

Franklin spends approximately $16,873 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 18% of Franklin's total expenditure of $20.4M (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'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.