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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4212420

Jenkintown SD

Jenkintown SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (708 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Jenkintown SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$94,286
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$25,897
Per-pupil spending
708
Students enrolled
83rd
Pct. in PA
$94,286

Jenkintown SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (708 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $94,286, above the national average of $70,245, serving 708 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Jenkintown SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (708 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 83rd percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 88th percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Jenkintown SD ranks #86 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #124 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
  • -1.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$5,478,000 ÷ 58.10 reported teacher FTE = $94,286

  • Regular program $4,073,000 · 74.4%
  • Special education $1,013,000 · 18.5%
  • Other programs $392,000 · 7.2%

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 Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Jenkintown SD's instructional payroll puts 7.2% into other programs , 3.4 points above the state median of 3.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Jenkintown SD PA median Gap
Regular program 74.4% 75.1% -0.7 pp
Special education 18.5% 18.8% -0.4 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp
Other programs 7.2% 3.7% +3.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4212420 · FY2023.

LEAID 4212420 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Jenkintown SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +15% vs state RANK-ST-MID P83 in state RANK-NAT-MID P88 national PPE-HIGH $26K/pupil ENR-SMALL 708 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Purchase FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $94,286 estimated average teacher salary · P83 in Pennsylvania · P88 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: East ($150est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Jenkintown SD

Salary neighbourhood · Jenkintown SD

Jenkintown 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 Jenkintown SD

Jenkintown SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$94,286 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Jenkintown SD $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

What stands out about Jenkintown SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved -1.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 15.8 points, a growth rate faster than 4% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $25,897 is among the highest in the nation.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$94,285.714

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Pennsylvania price level
97.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$96,803

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Pennsylvania sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Pennsylvania 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 Jenkintown SD

What the Numbers Say About Jenkintown SD

Jenkintown SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 708 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $25,897. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $94,286, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4212420 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Jenkintown SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 14.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (34.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 83% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Jenkintown SD reports $18.3M in total expenditure against $19.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 30% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $4.1M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Jenkintown SD compare?

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

Jenkintown SD $94,286
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Jenkintown SD pays +26.7% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $25,897 vs $38,060

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 Pennsylvania districts

On pay, Jenkintown SD sits closest to Purchase Line SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Jim Thorpe Area SD. 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. Purchase Line SD
  2. Deer Lakes SD
  3. Wayne Highlands SD
  4. Upper Dauphin Area SD
  5. Northgate SD
  6. Shenango Area SD
  7. South Side Area SD
  8. Keystone Oaks SD
  9. Towanda Area SD
  10. West Mifflin Area SD
  11. Hopewell Area SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Jim Thorpe Area SD
  2. South Eastern SD
  3. United SD
  4. Catasauqua Area SD
  5. Lakeview SD
  6. Avella Area SD
  7. Hampton Township SD
  8. Jamestown Area SD
  9. Gettysburg Area SD
  10. Montrose Area SD
  11. Harmony Area SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Jenkintown SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Jenkintown SD: closest on enrollment (708 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($94,286 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

$19.3M
Total Revenue
$18.3M
Total Expenditure
$5.5M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.1M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Jenkintown SD: 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.

Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Jenkintown SD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 86 of 485, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

Smaller-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Rochester Area SD
$76,906
719 students
Southern Fulton SD
$73,308
697 students
Berlin Brothersvalley SD
$61,212
721 students
Penns Manor Area SD
$91,402
723 students
Western Beaver County SD
$80,877
681 students
Northeast Bradford SD
$87,547
671 students

This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jenkintown SD
What is the average teacher salary in Jenkintown SD?

The average teacher salary in Jenkintown SD is $94,286 (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 Jenkintown SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Jenkintown SD pays 14.9% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $94,286.

How does Jenkintown SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Jenkintown SD pays 34.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $94,286.

What is the per-pupil spending in Jenkintown SD?

Jenkintown SD spends approximately $25,897 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Jenkintown SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Jenkintown SD's total expenditure of $18.3M (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. Jenkintown SD'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.