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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4106780

John Day SD 3

John Day SD 3 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (470 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for John Day SD 3 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$64,694
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$27,894
Per-pupil spending
470
Students enrolled
44th
Pct. in OR
$64,694

John Day SD 3 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (470 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $64,694, below the national average of $70,245, serving 470 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: John Day SD 3 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (470 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 44th percentile for Oregon
  • 48th percentile nationally
  • 25% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oregon ranks #24 of 49 on the salary estimate and #28 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • John Day SD 3 ranks #84 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil
  • +45.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oregon median

Among 183 Oregon districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, John Day SD 3's instructional payroll puts 2.9% into other programs , 2.8 points below the state median of 5.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program John Day OR median Gap
Regular program 80.9% 80.5% +0.4 pp
Special education 10.0% 8.9% +1.1 pp
Vocational programs 6.3% 3.6% +2.7 pp
Other programs 2.9% 5.7% -2.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 183 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4106780 · FY2023.

LEAID 4106780 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

John Day F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -5% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P44 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P48 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-TINY 470 students INSTR-LOW 25% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Jefferson FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $64,694 estimated average teacher salary · P44 in Oregon · P48 nationally · 25% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Three (+$20est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for John Day

Salary neighbourhood · John Day

John Day 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 John Day

John Day SD 3's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$64,694 48th percentile higher than 48% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. John Day SD 3 $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

John Day in Oregon's lower-third pay band

Same 152 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows John Day SD 3 ranks #84 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #13 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

John Day SD 3 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Nestucca Valley SD 101J leads spending at $40,023 per pupil; Pilot Rock SD 2 leads pay.

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

What stands out about John Day SD 3

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +45.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 18.6 points, a growth rate faster than 90% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 588 to 470 students (20.1% 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.
  • It is a very small district (470 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,894 is among the highest in the nation.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$64,693.981

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oregon price level
104.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,724

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 John Day SD 3

What the Numbers Say About John Day SD 3

John Day SD 3 is a small school district in Oregon, serving 470 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,894. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $64,694, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4106780 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in John Day SD 3 runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (7.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 44% of them. Oregon itself ranks #24 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, John Day SD 3 reports $13.1M in total expenditure against $12.0M 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 $2.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does John Day SD 3 compare?

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

John Day SD 3 $64,694
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

John Day SD 3 pays -26.3% less than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $27,894 vs $30,288

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 Oregon districts

On pay, John Day SD 3 sits closest to Jefferson SD 14J; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Enterprise SD 21. 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. Jefferson SD 14J
  2. Nyssa SD 26
  3. Elgin SD 23
  4. Vernonia SD 47J
  5. Reedsport SD 105
  6. Junction City SD 69
  7. Dayton SD 8
  8. Paisley SD 11
  9. Oakridge SD 76
  10. Sisters SD 6
  11. Harper SD 66
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Enterprise SD 21
  2. Sisters SD 6
  3. Port Orford-Langlois SD 2CJ
  4. Yoncalla SD 32
  5. North Lake SD 14
  6. Riddle SD 70
  7. Union SD 5
  8. Knappa SD 4
  9. Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56
  10. Adrian SD 61
  11. Elkton SD 34

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near John Day SD 3's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for John Day SD 3: closest on enrollment (470 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($64,694 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

$12.0M
Total Revenue
$13.1M
Total Expenditure
$3.2M
Instruction Salaries
25% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.1M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in John Day SD 3: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oregon Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Oregon districts belongs to David Douglas SD 40 at $92,276. John Day SD 3 places 71 of 127 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Oregon prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and New Hampshire are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Oregon districts →

Other Oregon Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Oregon peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Oakland SD 1
$56,300
628 students
Echo SD 5
$66,178
311 students
Imbler SD 11
$71,889
300 students
Multnomah ESD
$114,262
299 students
Cove SD 15
$69,263
298 students
Pilot Rock SD 2
$96,623
297 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Oregon districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Day SD 3
What is the average teacher salary in John Day SD 3?

The average teacher salary in John Day SD 3 is $64,694 (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 John Day SD 3 teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

John Day SD 3 pays 4.8% less than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $64,694.

How does John Day SD 3 teacher pay compare to the national average?

John Day SD 3 pays 7.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $64,694.

What is the per-pupil spending in John Day SD 3?

John Day SD 3 spends approximately $27,894 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of John Day SD 3's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 25% of John Day SD 3's total expenditure of $13.1M (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. John Day SD 3'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.