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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4107230

Lake Oswego SD 7J

Lake Oswego SD 7J spends $28,157 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Oregon districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lake Oswego SD 7J come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$86,945
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$28,157
Per-pupil spending
6,810
Students enrolled
94th
Pct. in OR
$86,945

Lake Oswego SD 7J spends $28,157 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Oregon districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $86,945, above the national average of $70,245, serving 6,810 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Lake Oswego SD 7J spends $28,157 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Oregon districts with a reliable figure.
  • 94th percentile for Oregon
  • 82nd percentile nationally
  • 23% 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.
  • Lake Oswego SD 7J ranks #8 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #12 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
  • +33.7% 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, Lake Oswego SD 7J's instructional payroll puts 13.0% into special education , 4.2 points above the state median of 8.9%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Oregon peer.

Program Lake Oswego OR median Gap
Regular program 83.1% 80.5% +2.6 pp
Special education 13.0% 8.9% +4.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.8% 3.6% -2.8 pp
Other programs 3.0% 5.7% -2.6 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 4107230 · FY2023.

LEAID 4107230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lake Oswego F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +28% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P94 in state RANK-NAT-MID P82 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-MID 6,810 students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Central FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $86,945 estimated average teacher salary · P94 in Oregon · P82 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Central (+$638est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lake Oswego

Salary neighbourhood · Lake Oswego

Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego

Lake Oswego SD 7J's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$86,945 Top 18% higher than 82% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Lake Oswego SD 7J $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

Lake Oswego in Oregon's upper-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 Lake Oswego SD 7J ranks #8 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #12 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

Lake Oswego SD 7J 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 Lake Oswego SD 7J

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +33.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 6.9 points, a growth rate faster than 74% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $28,157 is among the highest in the nation.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$86,944.929

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
$82,953

-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 Lake Oswego SD 7J

What the Numbers Say About Lake Oswego SD 7J

Lake Oswego SD 7J is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Oregon, serving 6,810 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $28,157. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,945, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4107230 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in Lake Oswego SD 7J runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 27.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 94% 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, Lake Oswego SD 7J reports $191.7M in total expenditure against $152.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $28.2M, special-education teacher pay is $4.4M.

How does Lake Oswego SD 7J compare?

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

Lake Oswego SD 7J $86,945
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

Lake Oswego SD 7J pays -0.9% less than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $28,157 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, Lake Oswego SD 7J sits closest to Central Point SD 6; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Canby SD 86. 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. Central Point SD 6
  2. West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
  3. Centennial SD 28J
  4. Parkrose SD 3
  5. Hillsboro SD 1J
  6. David Douglas SD 40
  7. Forest Grove SD 15
  8. Grants Pass SD 7
  9. Pendleton SD 16
  10. Sherwood SD 88J
  11. Canby SD 86
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Canby SD 86
  2. Corvallis SD 509J
  3. St Helens SD 502
  4. West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J
  5. Bethel SD 52
  6. Jefferson County SD 509J
  7. Centennial SD 28J
  8. Central Point SD 6
  9. David Douglas SD 40
  10. Hood River County SD
  11. Tigard-Tualatin SD 23J

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lake Oswego SD 7J's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lake Oswego SD 7J: closest on enrollment (6,810 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,945 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

$152.6M
Total Revenue
$191.7M
Total Expenditure
$43.4M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$28.2M
Regular Program
$4.4M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Lake Oswego SD 7J: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 78% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 22% 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. Lake Oswego SD 7J sits in the upper quarter of that field at 7 of 126, nearer the ceiling than the floor. 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

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

Three Rivers/Josephine County SD
$64,714
4,530 students
Baker SD 5J
$32,017
4,453 students
Springfield SD 19
$73,272
9,263 students
Oregon Trail SD 46
$76,717
4,265 students
Newberg SD 29J
$78,914
4,201 students
Canby SD 86
$80,086
4,190 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 Lake Oswego SD 7J
What is the average teacher salary in Lake Oswego SD 7J?

The average teacher salary in Lake Oswego SD 7J is $86,945 (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 Lake Oswego SD 7J teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

Lake Oswego SD 7J pays 27.9% more than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $86,945.

How does Lake Oswego SD 7J teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lake Oswego SD 7J pays 23.8% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,945.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lake Oswego SD 7J?

Lake Oswego SD 7J spends approximately $28,157 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lake Oswego SD 7J's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Lake Oswego SD 7J's total expenditure of $191.7M (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. Lake Oswego SD 7J'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.