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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904420

Lancaster City

Lancaster City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (6,263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lancaster City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$99,292
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,681
Per-pupil spending
6,263
Students enrolled
90th
Pct. in OH
$99,292

Lancaster City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (6,263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $99,292, above the national average of $70,245, serving 6,263 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Lancaster City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Ohio districts (6,263 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 90th percentile for Ohio
  • 90th percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Lancaster City ranks #66 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #214 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +26.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Lancaster City's instructional payroll puts 70.7% into regular program , 7.3 points below the state median of 78.0%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Lancaster City OH median Gap
Regular program 70.7% 78.0% -7.3 pp
Special education 25.5% 19.5% +6.1 pp
Vocational programs 3.8% 1.3% +2.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 653 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3904420 · FY2023.

LEAID 3904420 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lancaster City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +23% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P90 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P90 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 6,263 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Forest FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $99,292 estimated average teacher salary · P90 in Ohio · P90 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Forest ($35est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lancaster City

Salary neighbourhood · Lancaster City

Lancaster City 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 Lancaster City

Lancaster City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$99,292 Top 10% higher than 90% 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. Lancaster City $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

Lancaster City in Ohio's upper-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Lancaster City ranks #66 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #214 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Lancaster City is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

What stands out about Lancaster City

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 90% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +26.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 6.6 points, a growth rate faster than 78% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$99,292.018

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$108,040

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Lancaster City

What the Numbers Say About Lancaster City

Lancaster City is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Ohio, serving 6,263 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,681. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $99,292, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904420 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Lancaster City runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 23.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (41.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 90% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Lancaster City reports $117.0M in total expenditure against $114.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $21.3M, special-education teacher pay is $7.7M.

How does Lancaster City compare?

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

Lancaster City $99,292
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Lancaster City pays +10.9% more than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $18,681 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Lancaster City sits closest to Forest Hills Local; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Ashtabula Area City. 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. Forest Hills Local
  2. Oak Hills Local
  3. Kings Local
  4. Wooster City
  5. Marysville Exempted Village
  6. Maumee City
  7. West Geauga Local
  8. Olmsted Falls City
  9. Mt Healthy City
  10. Hudson City
  11. Chardon Local
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Ashtabula Area City
  2. Lakewood Local
  3. Parma City
  4. Wooster City
  5. Franklin Local
  6. Zanesville City
  7. Westerville City
  8. Maumee City
  9. Hillsboro City
  10. Greenfield Exempted Village
  11. Lexington Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lancaster City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lancaster City: closest on enrollment (6,263 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($99,292 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

$114.5M
Total Revenue
$117.0M
Total Expenditure
$33.9M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$21.3M
Regular Program
$7.7M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lancaster City: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Lancaster City sits in the upper quarter of that field at 64 of 605, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Medina City SD
$107,486
6,172 students
Middletown City
$86,327
6,123 students
Springboro Community City
$85,611
6,089 students
Upper Arlington City
$127,672
6,455 students
Plain Local
$71,252
5,977 students
Jackson Local
$81,305
5,973 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Lancaster City is $99,292 (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 Lancaster City teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Lancaster City pays 23.4% more than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $99,292.

How does Lancaster City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lancaster City pays 41.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $99,292.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lancaster City?

Lancaster City spends approximately $18,681 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Lancaster City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Lancaster City's total expenditure of $117.0M (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. Lancaster City'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.