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School district · New Hampshire · LEAID 3303960

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (915 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$103,921
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$32,984
Per-pupil spending
915
Students enrolled
88th
Pct. in NH
$103,921

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (915 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $103,921, above the national average of $70,245, serving 915 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable New Hampshire districts (915 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 88th percentile for New Hampshire
  • 92nd percentile nationally
  • 32% 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.
  • Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District ranks #14 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 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

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$9,779,000 ÷ 94.10 reported teacher FTE = $103,921

  • Regular program $6,597,000 · 67.5%
  • Special education $2,778,000 · 28.4%
  • Other programs $404,000 · 4.1%

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, Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District's instructional payroll puts 67.5% into regular program , 2.9 points below the state median of 70.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Inter-Lakes Cooperative NH median Gap
Regular program 67.5% 70.4% -2.9 pp
Special education 28.4% 26.2% +2.2 pp
Other programs 4.1% 2.1% +2.0 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 3303960 · FY2023.

LEAID 3303960 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Inter-Lakes Cooperative F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +18% vs state RANK-ST-MID P88 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P92 national PPE-HIGH $33K/pupil ENR-SMALL 915 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Souhegan FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $103,921 estimated average teacher salary · P88 in New Hampshire · P92 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Portsmouth ($275est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Inter-Lakes Cooperative

Salary neighbourhood · Inter-Lakes Cooperative

Inter-Lakes Cooperative 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Inter-Lakes Cooperative

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$103,921 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This 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

Inter-Lakes Cooperative in New Hampshire's upper-third pay band

Same 112 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District ranks #14 of 112 New Hampshire districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Sunapee School District leads spending at $48,519 per pupil; Stratham School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 92% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $32,984 is among the highest in the nation.

New Hampshire prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$103,921.36

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
$98,604

-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 Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District

What the Numbers Say About Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District is a small school district in New Hampshire, serving 915 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $32,984. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $103,921, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3303960 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 Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 18.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (47.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in New Hampshire, it pays more than 88% 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, Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District reports $30.2M in total expenditure against $29.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.6M, special-education teacher pay is $2.8M.

How does Inter-Lakes Cooperative 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.

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District $103,921
Manchester School District $78,881
New Hampshire avg $87,877
National avg $70,245

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District pays +31.7% more than Manchester School District · per-pupil $32,984 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, Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District sits closest to Souhegan Cooperative School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Northwood 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. Souhegan Cooperative School District
  2. Portsmouth School District
  3. Epsom School District
  4. North Hampton School District
  5. Dunbarton School District
  6. Contoocook Valley School District
  7. Winnacunnet Cooperative School District
  8. Sunapee School District
  9. Oyster River Coop School District
  10. Seabrook School District
  11. Grantham School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Northwood School District
  2. Gilmanton School District
  3. Fremont School District
  4. Dunbarton School District
  5. Epsom School District
  6. Chesterfield School District
  7. Lincoln-Woodstock Cooperative School District
  8. North Hampton School District
  9. Moultonborough School District
  10. Winchester School District
  11. Lebanon School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District: closest on enrollment (915 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($103,921 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

$29.8M
Total Revenue
$30.2M
Total Expenditure
$9.8M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.6M
Regular Program
$2.8M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Inter-Lakes Cooperative 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. Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 11 of 81, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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
Epping School District
$76,631
882 students
Newmarket School District
$88,046
965 students
White Mountains Regional School District
$67,968
970 students
Exeter School District
$122,211
832 students
Hampstead School District
$114,079
827 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 Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District
What is the average teacher salary in Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District?

The average teacher salary in Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District is $103,921 (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 Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District teacher pay compare to the New Hampshire average?

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District pays 18.3% more than the New Hampshire state average of $87,877. The district's average is $103,921.

How does Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District pays 47.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $103,921.

What is the per-pupil spending in Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District?

Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District spends approximately $32,984 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District's total expenditure of $30.2M (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. Inter-Lakes Cooperative 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.