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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4213500

Lehighton Area SD

Lehighton Area SD sits in the lowest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,910 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Lehighton Area SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$60,910
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$19,838
Per-pupil spending
2,171
Students enrolled
4th
Pct. in PA
$60,910

Lehighton Area SD sits in the lowest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,910 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $60,910, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,171 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Lehighton Area SD sits in the lowest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $60,910 (above only 4% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 4th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 39th percentile nationally
  • 27% 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.
  • Lehighton Area SD ranks #485 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #409 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
  • +0.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Lehighton Area SD's instructional payroll puts 77.2% into regular program , 2.1 points above the state median of 75.1%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Pennsylvania district.

Program Lehighton Area PA median Gap
Regular program 77.2% 75.1% +2.1 pp
Special education 18.9% 18.8% +0.0 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp
Other programs 3.9% 3.7% +0.2 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 4213500 · FY2023.

LEAID 4213500 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Lehighton Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -26% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P4 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P39 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,171 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Berlin FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $60,910 estimated average teacher salary · P4 in Pennsylvania · P39 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Altoona (+$9,835est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Lehighton Area

Salary neighbourhood · Lehighton Area

Lehighton Area 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 Lehighton Area

Lehighton Area SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$60,910 39th percentile higher than 39% 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. Lehighton Area 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

Lehighton Area in Pennsylvania's lower-third pay band

Same 505 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Lehighton Area SD ranks #485 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #409 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Lehighton Area SD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Wilkinsburg Borough SD leads spending at $61,501 per pupil; Farrell Area SD leads pay.

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

What stands out about Lehighton Area SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 13.6 points, a growth rate faster than 6% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,310 to 2,171 students (6.0% 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.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$60,909.574

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
$62,535

+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 Lehighton Area SD

What the Numbers Say About Lehighton Area SD

Lehighton Area SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 2,171 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,838. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $60,910, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4213500 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Lehighton Area SD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 25.8% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (13.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 4% 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, Lehighton Area SD reports $43.1M in total expenditure against $49.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.8M, special-education teacher pay is $2.2M.

How does Lehighton Area SD compare?

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

Lehighton Area SD $60,910
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Lehighton Area SD pays -18.2% less than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $19,838 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, Lehighton Area SD sits closest to Berlin Brothersvalley SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is General McLane 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. Berlin Brothersvalley SD
  2. Windber Area SD
  3. Williams Valley SD
  4. Huntingdon Area SD
  5. Ferndale Area SD
  6. Lakeview SD
  7. Union SD
  8. Conemaugh Township Area SD
  9. Pine Grove Area SD
  10. Mount Union Area SD
  11. Hollidaysburg Area SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. General McLane SD
  2. Laurel SD
  3. Greensburg Salem SD
  4. East Pennsboro Area SD
  5. Williams Valley SD
  6. Selinsgrove Area SD
  7. Southmoreland SD
  8. Freeport Area SD
  9. Port Allegany SD
  10. Shenandoah Valley SD
  11. Lower Dauphin SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Lehighton Area SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Lehighton Area SD: closest on enrollment (2,171 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($60,910 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

$49.0M
Total Revenue
$43.1M
Total Expenditure
$11.4M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.8M
Regular Program
$2.2M
Special Education
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Lehighton Area 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. Placed 469 of 485, Lehighton Area SD is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Juniata County SD
$68,128
2,323 students
Elizabeth Forward SD
$82,297
2,326 students
Northern Tioga SD
$74,442
1,995 students
West Mifflin Area SD
$93,124
2,351 students
Fort LeBoeuf SD
$70,812
1,986 students
Middletown Area SD
$71,720
2,361 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 Lehighton Area SD
What is the average teacher salary in Lehighton Area SD?

The average teacher salary in Lehighton Area SD is $60,910 (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 Lehighton Area SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Lehighton Area SD pays 25.8% less than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $60,910.

How does Lehighton Area SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Lehighton Area SD pays 13.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $60,910.

What is the per-pupil spending in Lehighton Area SD?

Lehighton Area SD spends approximately $19,838 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Lehighton Area SD's total expenditure of $43.1M (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. Lehighton Area 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.