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Jefferson County

Jefferson County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Georgia districts (2,059 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Jefferson County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$58,042
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$17,236
Per-pupil spending
2,059
Students enrolled
23rd
Pct. in GA
$58,042

Jefferson County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Georgia districts (2,059 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,042, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,059 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Jefferson County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Georgia districts (2,059 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 23rd percentile for Georgia
  • 32nd percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Georgia ranks #35 of 49 on the salary estimate and #4 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Jefferson County ranks #138 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #63 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil
  • +29.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 1303060 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Jefferson County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P23 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P32 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,059 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bacon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $58,042 estimated average teacher salary · P23 in Georgia · P32 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Clarke ($330est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Jefferson County

Salary neighbourhood · Jefferson County

Jefferson County 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 Jefferson County

Jefferson County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$58,042 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Jefferson 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

Jefferson County in Georgia's lower-third pay band

Same 179 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Jefferson County ranks #138 of 179 Georgia districts by estimated teacher salary and #63 of 179 by per-pupil spending. Cobb County pay #1 at $81,518 is not Taylor County spending #1 at $38,272 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

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

per pupil

What this shows Taylor County leads spending at $38,272 per pupil; Cobb County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Jefferson County

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +29.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Georgia's statewide +19.4% by 9.7 points, a growth rate faster than 95% of the 180 Georgia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,485 to 2,059 students (17.1% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$58,042.237

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Georgia price level
96.5 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$60,151

+4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Georgia 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 Georgia 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 Jefferson County

What the Numbers Say About Jefferson County

Jefferson County is a small school district in Georgia, serving 2,059 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $17,236. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,042, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 1303060 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Georgia statewide average of $61,790, teacher pay in Jefferson County runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (17.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Georgia, it pays more than 23% of them. Georgia itself ranks #35 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Jefferson County reports $35.5M in total expenditure against $36.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Jefferson County compare?

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

Jefferson County $58,042
Gwinnett County $70,765
Georgia avg $61,790
National avg $70,245

Jefferson County pays -18.0% less than Gwinnett County · per-pupil $17,236 vs $15,296

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 Georgia districts

On pay, Jefferson County sits closest to Bacon County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Thomaston-Upson County. 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. Bacon County
  2. Chattahoochee County
  3. Lanier County
  4. Towns County
  5. Cook County
  6. Worth County
  7. Brantley County
  8. Ben Hill County
  9. Wilkinson County
  10. Decatur County
  11. Coffee County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Thomaston-Upson County
  2. Ben Hill County
  3. Meriwether County
  4. Dawson County
  5. Union County
  6. Montgomery County
  7. Johnson County
  8. Treutlen County
  9. Crawford County
  10. City Schools of Decatur
  11. Pelham City

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Jefferson County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Jefferson County: closest on enrollment (2,059 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,042 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

$36.4M
Total Revenue
$35.5M
Total Expenditure
$11.6M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.4M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.5M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Jefferson County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Georgia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Georgia districts belongs to Cobb County at $81,518. Placed 135 of 172, Jefferson County is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. Texas and Vermont are the states closest to Georgia 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 Georgia districts →

Other Georgia Districts

Smaller-district sample from 178 Georgia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Bacon County
$58,116
2,128 students
Brooks County
$54,625
2,141 students
Social Circle City
$70,966
1,941 students
Heard County
$62,366
2,195 students
Candler County
$59,561
2,201 students
Oglethorpe County
$59,531
2,211 students

This is a sample of 6 from 178 Georgia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Jefferson County is $58,042 (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 Jefferson County teacher pay compare to the Georgia average?

Jefferson County pays 6.1% less than the Georgia state average of $61,790. The district's average is $58,042.

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

Jefferson County pays 17.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,042.

What is the per-pupil spending in Jefferson County?

Jefferson County spends approximately $17,236 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Jefferson County's total expenditure of $35.5M (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. Jefferson 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.