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School district · North Carolina · LEAID 3702310

Iredell-Statesville Schools

Iredell-Statesville Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $49,953 against a North Carolina statewide mean of $49,898. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Iredell-Statesville Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$49,953
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$12,715
Per-pupil spending
20,721
Students enrolled
49th
Pct. in NC
$49,953

Iredell-Statesville Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $49,953 against a North Carolina statewide mean of $49,898. Estimated average teacher salary is $49,953, below the national average of $70,245, serving 20,721 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Mid-pack pay posture: Iredell-Statesville Schools's estimated average teacher salary is $49,953 against a North Carolina statewide mean of $49,898.
  • 49th percentile for North Carolina
  • 14th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • North Carolina ranks #47 of 49 on the salary estimate and #8 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Iredell-Statesville Schools ranks #59 of 115 North Carolina districts by estimated teacher salary and #99 of 115 by per-pupil spending. Camden County Schools pay #1 at $53,553 is not Hyde County Schools spending #1 at $39,566 per pupil
  • +5.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs North Carolina median

Among 116 North Carolina districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Iredell-Statesville Schools's instructional payroll puts 7.2% into special education , 3.9 points below the state median of 11.1%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median North Carolina district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Iredell-Statesville Schools NC median Gap
Regular program 64.0% 61.8% +2.2 pp
Special education 7.2% 11.1% -3.9 pp
Vocational programs 7.3% 7.1% +0.3 pp
Other programs 21.5% 19.7% +1.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 116 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3702310 · FY2023.

LEAID 3702310 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Iredell-Statesville Schools F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P49 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P14 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-LARGE 20.7K students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dare FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $49,953 estimated average teacher salary · P49 in North Carolina · P14 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Davidson (+$188est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Iredell-Statesville Schools

Salary neighbourhood · Iredell-Statesville Schools

Iredell-Statesville Schools 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
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National salary distribution for Iredell-Statesville Schools

Iredell-Statesville Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$49,953 14th percentile higher than 14% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Iredell-Statesville Schools $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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$49,952.604

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

North Carolina price level
94.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$52,916

+6% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 Iredell-Statesville Schools

What the Numbers Say About Iredell-Statesville Schools

Iredell-Statesville Schools is a mid-sized school district in North Carolina, serving 20,721 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,715. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $49,953, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3702310 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the North Carolina statewide average of $49,898, teacher pay in Iredell-Statesville Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 0.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (28.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in North Carolina, it pays more than 49% of them. North Carolina itself ranks #47 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Iredell-Statesville Schools reports $263.5M in total expenditure against $275.1M 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 $40.1M, special-education teacher pay is $4.5M.

How does Iredell-Statesville Schools compare?

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

Iredell-Statesville Schools $49,953
Wake County Schools $50,350
North Carolina avg $49,898
National avg $70,245

Iredell-Statesville Schools pays -0.8% less than Wake County Schools · per-pupil $12,715 vs $13,702

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 North Carolina districts

On pay, Iredell-Statesville Schools sits closest to Dare County Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Duplin County Schools. 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. Dare County Schools
  2. Mooresville Graded School District
  3. Sampson County Schools
  4. Davidson County Schools
  5. Wilkes County Schools
  6. Brunswick County Schools
  7. Wayne County Public Schools
  8. Yadkin County Schools
  9. Moore County Schools
  10. Wilson County Schools
  11. Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Duplin County Schools
  2. Nash County Public Schools
  3. Yadkin County Schools
  4. Cabarrus County Schools
  5. Hoke County Schools
  6. Gaston County Schools
  7. Rowan-Salisbury Schools
  8. Caldwell County Schools
  9. Catawba County Schools
  10. Burke County Schools
  11. Union County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Iredell-Statesville Schools

Two out-of-state peer sets for Iredell-Statesville Schools: closest on enrollment (20,721 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($49,953 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

$275.1M
Total Revenue
$263.5M
Total Expenditure
$88.8M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$40.1M
Regular Program
$4.5M
Special Education
$4.6M
Vocational
$13.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Iredell-Statesville Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 71% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 29% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

North Carolina Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized North Carolina districts belongs to Camden County Schools at $53,553. Iredell-Statesville Schools places 58 of 113 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Michigan and South Carolina are the states closest to North Carolina on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other North Carolina Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this North Carolina sample (including Iredell-Statesville Schools). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

McDowell County Schools
$51,445
5,776 students
Public Schools of Robeson County
$48,122
21,206 students
Harnett County Schools
$46,955
20,050 students
Buncombe County Schools
$51,898
22,091 students
Alamance-Burlington Schools
$48,691
22,489 students
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
$48,351
18,225 students

This is a sample of 6 from 114 North Carolina districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Iredell-Statesville Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Iredell-Statesville Schools?

The average teacher salary in Iredell-Statesville Schools is $49,953 (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 Iredell-Statesville Schools teacher pay compare to the North Carolina average?

Iredell-Statesville Schools pays 0.1% more than the North Carolina state average of $49,898. The district's average is $49,953.

How does Iredell-Statesville Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Iredell-Statesville Schools pays 28.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $49,953.

What is the per-pupil spending in Iredell-Statesville Schools?

Iredell-Statesville Schools spends approximately $12,715 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Iredell-Statesville Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Iredell-Statesville Schools's total expenditure of $263.5M (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. Iredell-Statesville Schools'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.