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Goldendale School District

Goldendale School District sits in the lowest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $31,031 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Goldendale School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$31,031
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$14,291
Per-pupil spending
2,976
Students enrolled
0th
Pct. in WA
$31,031

Goldendale School District sits in the lowest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $31,031 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $31,031, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,976 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Goldendale School District sits in the lowest third of Washington districts on estimated teacher pay at $31,031 (above only 0% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 0th percentile for Washington
  • 0th percentile nationally
  • 12% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Washington ranks #6 of 49 on the salary estimate and #12 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Goldendale School District ranks #228 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #228 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil
  • -66.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Washington median

Among 289 Washington districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Goldendale School District's instructional payroll puts 0.0% into special education , 9.4 points below the state median of 9.4%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Washington district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Goldendale School WA median Gap
Regular program 75.2% 77.4% -2.3 pp
Special education 0.0% 9.4% -9.4 pp
Vocational programs 12.6% 6.3% +6.2 pp
Other programs 12.2% 6.9% +5.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 289 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5303090 · FY2023.

LEAID 5303090 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Goldendale School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -65% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P0 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P0 national PPE-MID $14K/pupil ENR-MID 2,976 students INSTR-LOW 12% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Quillayute FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $31,031 estimated average teacher salary · P0 in Washington · P0 nationally · 12% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spokane (+$54,866est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Goldendale School

Salary neighbourhood · Goldendale School

Goldendale School 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 Goldendale School

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$31,031 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. Goldendale 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

Goldendale School in Washington's lower-third pay band

Same 229 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Goldendale School District ranks #228 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #228 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Goldendale School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Oakville School District leads spending at $35,103 per pupil; Lopez School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Goldendale School District

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 0% of districts.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -66.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Washington's statewide +21.1% by 87.5 points, a growth rate faster than 0% of the 263 Washington districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 222.8% here, from 922 students in FY2019 to 2,976 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

Washington prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$31,031.286

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Washington price level
108.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$28,635

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Washington 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 Washington 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 Goldendale School District

What the Numbers Say About Goldendale School District

Goldendale School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Washington, serving 2,976 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,291. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $31,031, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5303090 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Washington statewide average of $88,556, teacher pay in Goldendale School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 65.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (55.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Washington, it pays more than 0% of them. Washington itself ranks #6 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Goldendale School District reports $42.5M in total expenditure against $44.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 12% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.0M.

How does Goldendale School District compare?

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

Goldendale School District $31,031
Seattle School District No. 1 $111,621
Washington avg $88,556
National avg $70,245

Goldendale School District pays -72.2% less than Seattle School District No. 1 · per-pupil $14,291 vs $27,288

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 Washington districts

On pay, Goldendale School District sits closest to Quillayute Valley School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Deer Park 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. Quillayute Valley School District
  2. Colville School District
  3. Kalama School District
  4. Mabton School District
  5. Grand Coulee Dam School District
  6. Winlock School District
  7. Valley School District
  8. Newport School District
  9. Pullman School District
  10. Cheney School District
  11. Naches Valley School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Deer Park School District
  2. Omak School District
  3. Valley School District
  4. Napavine School District
  5. Cheney School District
  6. Hockinson School District
  7. Rainier School District
  8. Colville School District
  9. Castle Rock School District
  10. La Center School District
  11. Onalaska School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Goldendale School District: closest on enrollment (2,976 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($31,031 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

$44.4M
Total Revenue
$42.5M
Total Expenditure
$5.2M
Instruction Salaries
12% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.0M
Regular Program
$0.5M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Goldendale School District: the regular program, vocational programs and other programs. It reports no separate figure for special education. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Washington Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Washington districts belongs to Everett School District at $123,009. At the other end, Goldendale School District anchors the bottom of the 191-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 Washington prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and New Jersey are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Washington districts →

Other Washington Districts

Smaller-district sample from 228 Washington peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Nooksack Valley School District
$82,103
1,912 students
Medical Lake School District
$77,921
1,897 students
Mercer Island School District
$104,352
4,057 students
Meridian School District
$81,939
1,816 students
La Center School District
$96,462
1,769 students
Royal School District
$86,888
1,763 students

This is a sample of 6 from 228 Washington districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Goldendale School District is $31,031 (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 Goldendale School District teacher pay compare to the Washington average?

Goldendale School District pays 65.0% less than the Washington state average of $88,556. The district's average is $31,031.

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

Goldendale School District pays 55.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $31,031.

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

Goldendale School District spends approximately $14,291 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 12% of Goldendale School District's total expenditure of $42.5M (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. Goldendale 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.