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Hamilton County

Hamilton County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (45,902 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hamilton County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$65,215
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,532
Per-pupil spending
45,902
Students enrolled
84th
Pct. in TN
$65,215

Hamilton County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (45,902 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $65,215, below the national average of $70,245, serving 45,902 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Hamilton County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (45,902 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 84th percentile for Tennessee
  • 49th percentile nationally
  • 31% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Tennessee ranks #38 of 49 on the salary estimate and #13 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Hamilton County ranks #22 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil
  • +15.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4701590 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hamilton County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +13% vs state RANK-ST-MID P84 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P49 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-LARGE 45.9K students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Williamson FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $65,215 estimated average teacher salary · P84 in Tennessee · P49 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Williamson (+$64est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hamilton County

Salary neighbourhood · Hamilton County

Hamilton County already leads 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 Hamilton County

Hamilton County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$65,215 49th percentile higher than 49% 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. Hamilton County $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

Hamilton County in Tennessee's upper-third pay band

Same 139 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Hamilton County ranks #22 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Hamilton County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Franklin SSD leads spending at $24,604 per pupil; Achievement School District leads pay.

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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$65,214.89

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Tennessee price level
92.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$70,813

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Tennessee run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 Tennessee 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 Hamilton County

What the Numbers Say About Hamilton County

Hamilton County is a mid-sized school district in Tennessee, serving 45,902 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,532. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $65,215, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4701590 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Tennessee statewide average of $57,941, teacher pay in Hamilton County runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Tennessee, it pays more than 84% of them. Tennessee itself ranks #38 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Hamilton County reports $712.9M in total expenditure against $719.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $170.6M, special-education teacher pay is $21.3M.

How does Hamilton County compare?

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

Hamilton County $65,215
Memphis-Shelby County Schools $58,671
Tennessee avg $57,941
National avg $70,245

Hamilton County pays +11.2% more than Memphis-Shelby County Schools · per-pupil $15,532 vs $16,050

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 Tennessee districts

Williamson County is Hamilton County's nearest match on both pay and per-pupil investment, which is uncommon: the two signals point at different districts for roughly 98% of districts. 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. Williamson County
  2. Madison County
  3. Sevier County
  4. Rutherford County
  5. Knox County
  6. Davidson County
  7. Robertson County
  8. Sumner County
  9. Montgomery County
  10. Memphis-Shelby County Schools
  11. Putnam County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Williamson County
  2. Memphis-Shelby County Schools
  3. Sevier County
  4. Rutherford County
  5. Robertson County
  6. Montgomery County
  7. Maury County
  8. Putnam County
  9. Sumner County
  10. Madison County
  11. Knox County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Hamilton County's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hamilton County: closest on enrollment (45,902 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($65,215 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

$719.4M
Total Revenue
$712.9M
Total Expenditure
$217.9M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$170.6M
Regular Program
$21.3M
Special Education
$6.5M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Hamilton County: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Tennessee Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Tennessee districts belongs to Achievement School District at $82,057. Hamilton County sits in the upper quarter of that field at 21 of 137, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Indiana and Idaho are the states closest to Tennessee on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Tennessee districts →

Other Tennessee Districts

Large-district sample from 138 Tennessee peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Blount County
$66,505
10,234 students
Murfreesboro
$67,935
9,408 students
Collierville
$67,420
9,259 students
Bedford County
$51,159
9,047 students
Bartlett
$68,433
8,946 students
Sullivan County
$53,414
8,380 students

This is a sample of 6 from 138 Tennessee districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Hamilton County is $65,215 (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 Hamilton County teacher pay compare to the Tennessee average?

Hamilton County pays 12.6% more than the Tennessee state average of $57,941. The district's average is $65,215.

How does Hamilton County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hamilton County pays 7.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $65,215.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County spends approximately $15,532 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Hamilton County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Hamilton County's total expenditure of $712.9M (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. Hamilton County'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.