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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4100023

Hillsboro SD 1J

Hillsboro SD 1J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (18,576 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hillsboro SD 1J come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$83,333
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$20,998
Per-pupil spending
18,576
Students enrolled
90th
Pct. in OR
$83,333

Hillsboro SD 1J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (18,576 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $83,333, above the national average of $70,245, serving 18,576 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Hillsboro SD 1J is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (18,576 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 90th percentile for Oregon
  • 78th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oregon ranks #24 of 49 on the salary estimate and #28 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Hillsboro SD 1J ranks #14 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #53 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil
  • +30.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oregon median

Among 183 Oregon districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Hillsboro SD 1J's instructional payroll puts 13.2% into other programs , 7.5 points above the state median of 5.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Hillsboro SD OR median Gap
Regular program 74.0% 80.5% -6.5 pp
Special education 11.9% 8.9% +3.1 pp
Vocational programs 0.8% 3.6% -2.7 pp
Other programs 13.2% 5.7% +7.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 183 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4100023 · FY2023.

LEAID 4100023 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hillsboro SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P90 in state RANK-NAT-MID P78 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-LARGE 18.6K students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Forest FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $83,333 estimated average teacher salary · P90 in Oregon · P78 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Forest ($2,212est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hillsboro SD

Salary neighbourhood · Hillsboro SD

Hillsboro SD 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 Hillsboro SD

Hillsboro SD 1J's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$83,333 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. Hillsboro SD 1J $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

Hillsboro SD in Oregon's upper-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Hillsboro SD 1J ranks #14 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #53 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Hillsboro SD 1J is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Nestucca Valley SD 101J leads spending at $40,023 per pupil; Pilot Rock SD 2 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Hillsboro SD 1J

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +30.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 3.6 points, a growth rate faster than 63% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 20,196 to 18,576 students (8.0% 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.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$83,333.17

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oregon price level
104.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$79,507

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Hillsboro SD 1J

What the Numbers Say About Hillsboro SD 1J

Hillsboro SD 1J is a mid-sized school district in Oregon, serving 18,576 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,998. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $83,333, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4100023 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in Hillsboro SD 1J runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 22.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (18.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 90% of them. Oregon itself ranks #24 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Hillsboro SD 1J reports $390.1M in total expenditure against $372.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $63.1M, special-education teacher pay is $10.2M.

How does Hillsboro SD 1J compare?

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

Hillsboro SD 1J $83,333
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

Hillsboro SD 1J pays -5.0% less than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $20,998 vs $30,288

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 Oregon districts

On pay, Hillsboro SD 1J sits closest to Forest Grove SD 15; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Woodburn SD 103. 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. Forest Grove SD 15
  2. West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
  3. Grants Pass SD 7
  4. Sherwood SD 88J
  5. North Clackamas SD 12
  6. Lake Oswego SD 7J
  7. Central Point SD 6
  8. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
  9. Portland SD 1J
  10. Centennial SD 28J
  11. Beaverton SD 48J
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Woodburn SD 103
  2. Reynolds SD 7
  3. Hermiston SD 8
  4. Eugene SD 4J
  5. Salem-Keizer SD 24J
  6. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J
  7. Redmond SD 2J
  8. Lincoln County SD
  9. Forest Grove SD 15
  10. David Douglas SD 40
  11. North Clackamas SD 12

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Hillsboro SD 1J's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hillsboro SD 1J: closest on enrollment (18,576 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($83,333 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

$372.5M
Total Revenue
$390.1M
Total Expenditure
$104.8M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$63.1M
Regular Program
$10.2M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$11.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Hillsboro SD 1J: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oregon Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Oregon districts belongs to David Douglas SD 40 at $92,276. Hillsboro SD 1J sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 of 126, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because Oregon prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and New Hampshire are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Oregon districts →

Other Oregon Districts

Large-district sample from 153 Oregon peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Jefferson County SD 509J
$66,679
2,787 students
Parkrose SD 3
$83,713
2,769 students
South Lane SD 45J3
$61,494
2,765 students
St Helens SD 502
$74,518
2,757 students
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
$74,686
17,007 students
Eugene SD 4J
$61,241
16,417 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Oregon districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsboro SD 1J
What is the average teacher salary in Hillsboro SD 1J?

The average teacher salary in Hillsboro SD 1J is $83,333 (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 Hillsboro SD 1J teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

Hillsboro SD 1J pays 22.6% more than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $83,333.

How does Hillsboro SD 1J teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hillsboro SD 1J pays 18.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $83,333.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hillsboro SD 1J?

Hillsboro SD 1J spends approximately $20,998 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Hillsboro SD 1J's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Hillsboro SD 1J's total expenditure of $390.1M (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. Hillsboro SD 1J'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.