PlainTeacher

School district · New Hampshire · LEAID 3303180

Gilford School District

Gilford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (1,126 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Gilford School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,186
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$22,018
Per-pupil spending
1,126
Students enrolled
41st
Pct. in NH
$83,186

Gilford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (1,126 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $83,186, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,126 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Gilford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (1,126 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 41st percentile for New Hampshire
  • 78th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New Hampshire ranks #7 of 49 on the salary estimate and #41 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Gilford School District ranks #66 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #93 of 112 by per-pupil spending. Stratham School District pay #1 at $133,818 is not Sunapee School District spending #1 at $48,519 per pupil
  • +25.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

Keep this district in your shortlist

Save it in this browser, then return when PlainTeacher adds a newer public-data release. No account or personal details required.

View saved

How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$8,485,000 ÷ 102.00 reported teacher FTE = $83,186

  • Regular program $6,302,000 · 74.3%
  • Special education $1,874,000 · 22.1%
  • Other programs $309,000 · 3.6%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs New Hampshire median

Among 161 New Hampshire districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Gilford School District's instructional payroll puts 22.1% into special education , 4.2 points below the state median of 26.2%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New Hampshire district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Gilford School NH median Gap
Regular program 74.3% 70.4% +3.9 pp
Special education 22.1% 26.2% -4.2 pp
Other programs 3.6% 2.1% +1.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 161 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3303180 · FY2023.

LEAID 3303180 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Gilford School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P41 in state RANK-NAT-MID P78 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,126 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Henniker FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,186 estimated average teacher salary · P41 in New Hampshire · P78 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Milford ($237est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Gilford School

Salary neighbourhood · Gilford School

Gilford School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Gilford School

Gilford School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,186 Top 22% higher than 78% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Gilford School 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 Gilford School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +25.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing New Hampshire's statewide +39.3% by 14.0 points, a growth rate faster than 15% of the 79 New Hampshire districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$83,186.275

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New Hampshire price level
105.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$78,930

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 Gilford School District

What the Numbers Say About Gilford School District

Gilford School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 1,126 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,018. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,186, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3303180 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New Hampshire statewide average of $87,877, teacher pay in Gilford School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 5.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 41% of them. New Hampshire itself ranks #7 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Gilford School District reports $24.8M in total expenditure against $26.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.3M, special-education teacher pay is $1.9M.

How does Gilford School District compare?

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

Gilford School District $83,186
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Gilford School District pays +5.5% more than Manchester School District · per-pupil $22,018 vs $19,662

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 New Hampshire districts

On pay, Gilford School District sits closest to Henniker School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Newfound Area School District. 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. Henniker School District
  2. Milford School District
  3. Alton School District
  4. Newfound Area School District
  5. Londonderry School District
  6. Pembroke School District
  7. Littleton School District
  8. Monadnock Regional School District
  9. Hinsdale School District
  10. Gilmanton School District
  11. Barrington School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Newfound Area School District
  2. Franklin School District
  3. Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District
  4. Amherst School District
  5. Farmington School District
  6. Brookline School District
  7. Henniker School District
  8. Milford School District
  9. Londonderry School District
  10. John Stark Regional School District
  11. Brentwood School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Gilford School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Gilford School District: closest on enrollment (1,126 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,186 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

$26.4M
Total Revenue
$24.8M
Total Expenditure
$8.5M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.3M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Gilford School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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.

New Hampshire Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New Hampshire districts belongs to Stratham School District at $133,818. Gilford School District places 49 of 81 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New Hampshire prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Oregon and Maryland are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all New Hampshire districts →

Other New Hampshire Districts

Smaller-district sample from 112 New Hampshire peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Hampton School District
$75,269
947 students
Hopkinton School District
$95,042
935 students
Franklin School District
$68,312
935 students
Somersworth School District
$80,378
1,328 students
Mascenic Regional School District
$73,858
918 students
Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
$103,921
915 students

This is a sample of 6 from 112 New Hampshire districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilford School District
What is the average teacher salary in Gilford School District?

The average teacher salary in Gilford School District is $83,186 (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 Gilford School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Gilford School District pays 5.3% less than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $83,186.

How does Gilford School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Gilford School District pays 18.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,186.

What is the per-pupil spending in Gilford School District?

Gilford School District spends approximately $22,018 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Gilford School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Gilford School District's total expenditure of $24.8M (NCES FY2023).

Next read for Gilford School District
Disclaimer & data sources

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher

Cite, share, embed & editorial notes

Share this district data

Download a sourced data card or share the canonical district profile.

X Facebook LinkedIn WhatsApp Email
Embed this widget

Copy this snippet to embed a live-linked card on your own site.

Editorial standards & source notes

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. Gilford School District'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.