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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904801

Licking Valley Local

Licking Valley Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,713 (above only 17% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Licking Valley Local come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$68,713
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$12,716
Per-pupil spending
2,062
Students enrolled
17th
Pct. in OH
$68,713

Licking Valley Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,713 (above only 17% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $68,713, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,062 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Licking Valley Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $68,713 (above only 17% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 17th percentile for Ohio
  • 56th percentile nationally
  • 36% 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.
  • Licking Valley Local ranks #534 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #630 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
  • +17.0% 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, Licking Valley Local's instructional payroll puts 83.6% into regular program , 5.6 points above the state median of 78.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Ohio district.

Program Licking Valley OH median Gap
Regular program 83.6% 78.0% +5.6 pp
Special education 14.1% 19.5% -5.4 pp
Vocational programs 2.3% 1.3% +1.0 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 3904801 · FY2023.

LEAID 3904801 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Licking Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P17 in state RANK-NAT-MID P56 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,062 students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Edon FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $68,713 estimated average teacher salary · P17 in Ohio · P56 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton (+$5,416est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Licking Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Licking Valley

Licking Valley 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 Licking Valley

Licking Valley Local's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$68,713 Top 44% higher than 56% 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. Licking Valley Local $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

Licking Valley in Ohio's lower-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 Licking Valley Local ranks #534 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #630 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

Licking Valley Local 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$68,712.937

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
$74,767

+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 Licking Valley Local

What the Numbers Say About Licking Valley Local

Licking Valley Local is a small school district in Ohio, serving 2,062 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,716. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $68,713, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904801 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Licking Valley Local runs materially below the state benchmark, a 14.6% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (2.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 17% 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, Licking Valley Local reports $26.2M in total expenditure against $29.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Licking Valley Local compare?

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

Licking Valley Local $68,713
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Licking Valley Local pays -23.2% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $12,716 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, Licking Valley Local sits closest to Edon Northwest Local; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Buckeye Local. 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. Edon Northwest Local
  2. Brookfield Local
  3. Edgerton Local
  4. Maplewood Local
  5. Lynchburg-Clay Local
  6. Swanton Local
  7. Coldwater Exempted Village
  8. Pandora-Gilboa Local
  9. Crestview Local
  10. Rootstown Local
  11. Arcadia Local
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Buckeye Local
  2. East Muskingum Local
  3. Marion Local
  4. Otsego Local
  5. Leipsic Local
  6. Buckeye Local
  7. Brookville Local
  8. Ridgewood Local
  9. Edgewood City School District
  10. Chippewa Local
  11. Fairport Harbor Exempted Village

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Licking Valley Local's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Licking Valley Local: closest on enrollment (2,062 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($68,713 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

$29.2M
Total Revenue
$26.2M
Total Expenditure
$9.5M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.9M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Licking Valley Local: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% 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. Placed 509 of 605, Licking Valley Local is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

Circleville City
$110,000
2,171 students
St Marys City
$82,447
1,949 students
Niles City
$75,956
1,948 students
Switzerland of Ohio Local
$76,740
1,946 students
Elida Local
$78,186
2,183 students
East Liverpool City
$75,877
1,941 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 Licking Valley Local
What is the average teacher salary in Licking Valley Local?

The average teacher salary in Licking Valley Local is $68,713 (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 Licking Valley Local teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Licking Valley Local pays 14.6% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $68,713.

How does Licking Valley Local teacher pay compare to the national average?

Licking Valley Local pays 2.2% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $68,713.

What is the per-pupil spending in Licking Valley Local?

Licking Valley Local spends approximately $12,716 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Licking Valley Local's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Licking Valley Local's total expenditure of $26.2M (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. Licking Valley Local'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.