School district · Louisiana · LEAID 2200840
Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Louisiana districts (50,628 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Jefferson Parish come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $66,324
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $15,908
- Per-pupil spending
- 50,628
- Students enrolled
- 51st
- Pct. in LA
Near benchmark
Jefferson Parish is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Louisiana districts (50,628 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $66,324, below the national average of $70,245, serving 50,628 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Large enrollment scale: Jefferson Parish is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Louisiana districts (50,628 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 51st percentile for Louisiana
- 51st percentile nationally
- 25% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Louisiana ranks #25 of 49 on the salary estimate and #26 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Jefferson Parish ranks #34 of 69 Louisiana districts by estimated teacher salary and #44 of 69 by per-pupil spending. Red River Parish pay #1 at $91,421 is not Cameron Parish spending #1 at $39,989 per pupil
- -1.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Louisiana median
Among 70 Louisiana districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Jefferson Parish's instructional payroll puts 63.1% into regular program , 7.8 points below the state median of 70.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Jefferson Parish | LA median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 63.1% | 70.9% | -7.8 pp |
| Special education | 18.9% | 13.9% | +5.0 pp |
| Vocational programs | 1.0% | 3.9% | -2.9 pp |
| Other programs | 17.0% | 9.5% | +7.4 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 70 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2200840 · FY2023.
LEAID 2200840 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Jefferson Parish F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $66,324 estimated average teacher salary · P51 in Louisiana · P51 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Jefferson ($573est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Jefferson Parish
Salary neighbourhood · Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish 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).
- Allen · low pole
Allen · low pole
$57,021 est. salary
- Jefferson · near
Jefferson · near
$65,751 est. salary
- Jefferson
Jefferson · this district
$66,324 est. salary
- Lafayette · near
Lafayette · near
$66,959 est. salary
- Sabine · near
Sabine · near
$67,059 est. salary
- Plaquemines · top pay
Plaquemines · top pay
$83,054 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$66,324 Top 49% higher than 51% of 10,684 US districts
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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
What stands out about Jefferson Parish
- Estimated teacher pay here moved -1.2% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Louisiana's statewide +11.5% by 12.7 points, a growth rate faster than 4% of the 70 Louisiana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- With 50,628 students, it is the 84th-largest school district by enrollment among the 13,149 US districts reporting enrollment data.
- Its total annual revenue of $900M puts it among just 87 US districts operating a budget of this size or larger, out of the 13,149 districts in the NCES CCD F-33 survey, a scale that brings dedicated budget offices, multi-year capital planning, and district-wide procurement contracts that a small district's single-person business office cannot replicate.
Scale composition for Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish enrolls 50,628 students (0.11% of the 46,412,683 students across 13,149 US districts that report enrollment in the NCES CCD F-33 survey). Only 88 districts clear the 50,000-student threshold used here - sparse districts in the 500-5,000 band cannot show a national-share read of this kind because their headcount is too small for the percentage to mean anything. Total annual revenue is $900M, putting it among 87 districts at this budget scale or larger.
Reported teacher FTE is 2,577, about 19.6 students per teacher (mega-cohort median 16.0; denser staffing than 14 of the 87 mega-districts with a usable FTE count, rank 73rd densest) . At this enrollment the ratio is an aggregate across many campuses, so a single-school class-size story is the wrong read - use it to place Jefferson Parish among other large systems, not against a 1,000-student district whose FTE is a handful of classrooms.
Instructional salaries take 25% of total expenditure on a $805M budget . Large systems carry central offices, transportation, and facilities lines that dilute the classroom share relative to a small district whose budget is almost entirely payroll - comparing that percentage across the enrollment cliff without this scale note misreads both ends.
Nearest mega-district peers by enrollment (same 50k+ cohort):
| District | Enrollment | Est. avg salary | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corona-Norco Unified · California | 50,682 | $129,563 | $1.10B |
| Rutherford County · Tennessee | 50,707 | $66,377 | $598M |
| Henrico County Public Schools · Virginia | 50,389 | $66,690 | $804M |
| Atlanta Public Schools · Georgia | 50,325 | $72,107 | $1.35B |
| St. Johns · Florida | 50,151 | $65,553 | $665M |
This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests
- Nominal district estimate
- $66,324.297
- Louisiana price level
- 88.7 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $74,774
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
+13% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Parish
What the Numbers Say About Jefferson Parish
Jefferson Parish is a large urban school district in Louisiana, serving 50,628 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,908. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $66,324, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2200840 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Louisiana statewide average of $66,733, teacher pay in Jefferson Parish runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 0.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in Louisiana, it pays more than 51% of them. Louisiana itself ranks #25 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Jefferson Parish reports $805.4M in total expenditure against $900.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 25% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $107.9M, special-education teacher pay is $32.4M.
How does Jefferson Parish compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Louisiana average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Jefferson Parish pays +2.4% more than East Baton Rouge Parish · per-pupil $15,908 vs $17,497
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 Louisiana districts
On pay, Jefferson Parish sits closest to Lafayette Parish; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lafourche Parish. 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.
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
Out-of-state districts near Jefferson Parish's enrollment scale
Two out-of-state peer sets for Jefferson Parish: closest on enrollment (50,628 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($66,324 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Jefferson Parish: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 84% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 16% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
Louisiana Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Louisiana districts belongs to Red River Parish at $91,421. Jefferson Parish places 34 of 69 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Oklahoma and Iowa are the states closest to Louisiana 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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Large-district sample from 68 Louisiana peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.
This is a sample of 6 from 68 Louisiana districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Parish
What is the average teacher salary in Jefferson Parish?
The average teacher salary in Jefferson Parish is $66,324 (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 Parish teacher pay compare to the Louisiana average?
Jefferson Parish pays 0.6% less than the Louisiana state average of $66,733. The district's average is $66,324.
How does Jefferson Parish teacher pay compare to the national average?
Jefferson Parish pays 5.6% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $66,324.
What is the per-pupil spending in Jefferson Parish?
Jefferson Parish spends approximately $15,908 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Jefferson Parish's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 25% of Jefferson Parish's total expenditure of $805.4M (NCES FY2023).
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