School district · New York · LEAID 3619230
Longwood Central School District
Longwood Central School District sits in the highest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $141,940 (above 95% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Longwood Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $141,940
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $32,103
- Per-pupil spending
- 8,725
- Students enrolled
- 95th
- Pct. in NY
Well above benchmark
Longwood Central School District sits in the highest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $141,940 (above 95% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $141,940, above the national average of $70,245, serving 8,725 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Upper-third pay in state: Longwood Central School District sits in the highest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $141,940 (above 95% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 95th percentile for New York
- 99th percentile nationally
- 40% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Longwood Central School District ranks #31 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #370 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil
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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median
Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Longwood Central School District's instructional payroll puts 66.3% into regular program , 11.1 points below the state median of 77.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.
| Program | Longwood Central | NY median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 66.3% | 77.4% | -11.1 pp |
| Special education | 28.0% | 18.3% | +9.8 pp |
| Vocational programs | 3.7% | 0.0% | +3.7 pp |
| Other programs | 1.9% | 3.5% | -1.6 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 674 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3619230 · FY2023.
LEAID 3619230 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Longwood Central F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $141,940 estimated average teacher salary · P95 in New York · P99 nationally · 40% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Sewanhaka (+$673est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Longwood Central
Salary neighbourhood · Longwood Central
Longwood Central 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).
- Buffalo · low pole
Buffalo · low pole
$69,208 est. salary
- Longwood
Longwood · this district
$141,940 est. salary
- Sewanhaka · near
Sewanhaka · near
$142,613 est. salary
- New · near
New · near
$142,658 est. salary
- Half · near
Half · near
$142,701 est. salary
- Middle · top pay
Middle · top pay
$149,069 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Longwood Central
Longwood Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$141,940 Top 1% higher than 99% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Longwood Central in New York's upper-third pay band
Same 635 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- North Merrick Union Free School District
North Merrick Union Free School District
$176,270 est. avg salary
- Longwood Central School District
Longwood Central School District
$141,940 est. avg salary
- Downsville Central School District $67,685
Downsville Central School District
$67,685 est. avg salary
What this shows Longwood Central School District ranks #31 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #370 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Longwood Central School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Downsville Central School District
Downsville Central School District
$60,637 per pupil
- Longwood Central School District
Longwood Central School District
$32,103 per pupil
- North Merrick Union Free School District
North Merrick Union Free School District
$31,385 per pupil
What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.
What stands out about Longwood Central School District
- It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 99% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
- Its per-pupil spending of $32,103 is among the highest in the nation.
New York prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $141,939.603
- New York price level
- 107.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $131,618
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-7% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in New York 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 New York 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 Longwood Central School District
What the Numbers Say About Longwood Central School District
Longwood Central School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New York, serving 8,725 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $32,103. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $141,940, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3619230 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the New York statewide average of $89,760, teacher pay in Longwood Central School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 58.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (102.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 95% of them. New York itself ranks #4 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Longwood Central School District reports $280.1M in total expenditure against $295.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 40% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $61.2M, special-education teacher pay is $25.9M.
How does Longwood Central School District compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New York average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Longwood Central School District pays +105.1% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $32,103 vs $40,178
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 New York districts
On pay, Longwood Central School District sits closest to Port Chester-rye Union Free School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Sweet Home Central School District. 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.
- Port Chester-rye Union Free School District
- Rye City School District
- Oceanside Union Free School District
- Sewanhaka Central High School District
- New Rochelle City School District
- Half Hollow Hills Central School District
- Pelham Union Free School District
- Byram Hills Central School District
- Bellmore-merrick Central High School District
- Carmel Central School District
- Hendrick Hudson Central School District
- Sweet Home Central School District
- Riverhead Central School District
- Freeport Union Free School District
- Rush-henrietta Central School District
- William Floyd Union Free School District
- Levittown Union Free School District
- Fairport Central School District
- Mamaroneck Union Free School District
- Newburgh City School District
- North Babylon Union Free School District
- Monroe-woodbury Central School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
- Port Chester-rye Union Free School District$141,826 estimated salary-0.1% versus this district · 4,486 students
- Rye City School District$142,390 estimated salary+0.3% versus this district · 2,852 students
- Oceanside Union Free School District$141,387 estimated salary-0.4% versus this district · 5,478 students
Similar per-pupil investment
- Sweet Home Central School District$31,985 per pupil-0.4% versus this district · $98,022 estimated salary
- Riverhead Central School District$32,287 per pupil+0.6% versus this district · $98,053 estimated salary
- Freeport Union Free School District$32,352 per pupil+0.8% versus this district · $121,200 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Longwood Central School District's pay band
Two out-of-state peer sets for Longwood Central School District: closest on enrollment (8,725 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($141,940 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Longwood Central School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.
New York Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized New York districts belongs to North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. Longwood Central School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 31 of 551, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because New York prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Massachusetts and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.
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The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this New York sample (including Longwood Central). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.
This is a sample of 6 from 641 New York districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Longwood Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Longwood Central School District?
The average teacher salary in Longwood Central School District is $141,940 (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 Longwood Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?
Longwood Central School District pays 58.1% more than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $141,940.
How does Longwood Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Longwood Central School District pays 102.1% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $141,940.
What is the per-pupil spending in Longwood Central School District?
Longwood Central School District spends approximately $32,103 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Longwood Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 40% of Longwood Central School District's total expenditure of $280.1M (NCES FY2023).
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