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School district · Rhode Island · LEAID 4400540

Johnston

Johnston sits in the lowest third of Rhode Island districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,530 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Johnston come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$78,530
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,080
Per-pupil spending
3,094
Students enrolled
3rd
Pct. in RI
$78,530

Johnston sits in the lowest third of Rhode Island districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,530 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $78,530, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,094 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Johnston sits in the lowest third of Rhode Island districts on estimated teacher pay at $78,530 (above only 3% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 3rd percentile for Rhode Island
  • 72nd percentile nationally
  • 30% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Rhode Island ranks #5 of 49 on the salary estimate and #45 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Johnston ranks #33 of 34 Rhode Island districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 of 34 by per-pupil spending. Narragansett pay #1 at $108,019 is not Little Compton spending #1 at $45,050 per pupil
  • +5.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Rhode Island median

Among 36 Rhode Island districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Johnston's instructional payroll puts 23.9% into special education , 7.2 points above the state median of 16.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Rhode Island peer.

Program Johnston RI median Gap
Regular program 74.1% 77.4% -3.3 pp
Special education 23.9% 16.7% +7.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 2.7% -2.7 pp
Other programs 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 36 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4400540 · FY2023.

LEAID 4400540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Johnston F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -12% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P3 in state RANK-NAT-MID P72 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-MID 3,094 students INSTR-LOW 30% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Tiverton FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $78,530 estimated average teacher salary · P3 in Rhode Island · P72 nationally · 30% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Foster ($1,603est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Johnston

Salary neighbourhood · Johnston

Johnston 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 Johnston

Johnston's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$78,530 Top 28% higher than 72% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Johnston $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

Johnston in Rhode Island's lower-third pay band

Same 34 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Johnston ranks #33 of 34 Rhode Island districts by estimated teacher salary and #18 of 34 by per-pupil spending. Narragansett pay #1 at $108,019 is not Little Compton spending #1 at $45,050 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Johnston is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Little Compton leads spending at $45,050 per pupil; Narragansett leads pay.

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

What stands out about Johnston

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Rhode Island's statewide +18.0% by 12.3 points, a growth rate faster than 10% of the 29 Rhode Island districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Rhode Island sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$78,529.63

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Rhode Island price level
102.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$76,941

-2% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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 Johnston

What the Numbers Say About Johnston

Johnston is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Rhode Island, serving 3,094 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,080. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $78,530, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4400540 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Rhode Island statewide average of $89,674, teacher pay in Johnston runs materially below the state benchmark, a 12.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Rhode Island, it pays more than 3% of them. Rhode Island itself ranks #5 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Johnston reports $74.5M in total expenditure against $72.6M 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 $15.7M, special-education teacher pay is $5.1M.

How does Johnston compare?

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

Johnston $78,530
Providence $93,021
Rhode Island avg $89,674
National avg $70,245

Johnston pays -15.6% less than Providence · per-pupil $24,080 vs $29,598

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 Rhode Island districts

On pay, Johnston sits closest to Tiverton; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bristol Warren. 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. Tiverton
  2. Burrillville
  3. Portsmouth
  4. Smithfield
  5. Pawtucket
  6. Exeter-West Greenwich
  7. North Providence
  8. North Smithfield
  9. Chariho
  10. East Providence
  11. East Greenwich
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bristol Warren
  2. West Warwick
  3. East Providence
  4. Woonsocket
  5. Pawtucket
  6. Foster-Glocester
  7. Chariho
  8. Scituate
  9. Middletown
  10. North Providence
  11. North Kingstown

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Johnston: closest on enrollment (3,094 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($78,530 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

$72.6M
Total Revenue
$74.5M
Total Expenditure
$22.4M
Instruction Salaries
30% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$15.7M
Regular Program
$5.1M
Special Education
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Johnston: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 95% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 5% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Rhode Island Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Rhode Island districts belongs to Narragansett at $108,019. At the other end, Johnston anchors the bottom of the 31-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. On BEA's price parity Rhode Island sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Virginia are its nearest price peers.

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Other Rhode Island Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Rhode Island sample (including Johnston). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Woonsocket
$87,038
5,525 students
Glocester
$85,795
575 students
Jamestown
$85,855
410 students
Foster
$76,927
221 students
Little Compton
$91,796
200 students
Warwick
$106,562
7,860 students

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

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

The average teacher salary in Johnston is $78,530 (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 Johnston teacher pay compare to the Rhode Island average?

Johnston pays 12.4% less than the Rhode Island state average of $89,674. The district's average is $78,530.

How does Johnston teacher pay compare to the national average?

Johnston pays 11.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $78,530.

What is the per-pupil spending in Johnston?

Johnston spends approximately $24,080 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Johnston's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 30% of Johnston's total expenditure of $74.5M (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. Johnston'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.