School district · Virginia · LEAID 5102360
Manassas City Public Schools
Manassas City Public Schools sits in the highest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $91,689 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Manassas City Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $91,689
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $18,002
- Per-pupil spending
- 7,413
- Students enrolled
- 96th
- Pct. in VA
Well above benchmark
Manassas City Public Schools sits in the highest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $91,689 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $91,689, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,413 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Upper-third pay in state: Manassas City Public Schools sits in the highest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $91,689 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 96th percentile for Virginia
- 86th percentile nationally
- 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
- Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
- Manassas City Public Schools ranks #5 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #47 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
- +12.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Virginia median
Among 131 Virginia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Manassas City Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 80.7% into regular program , 6.9 points above the state median of 73.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Virginia district.
| Program | Manassas City | VA median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 80.7% | 73.8% | +6.9 pp |
| Special education | 15.0% | 18.3% | -3.2 pp |
| Vocational programs | 4.1% | 6.1% | -2.0 pp |
| Other programs | 0.2% | 0.8% | -0.5 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 131 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5102360 · FY2023.
LEAID 5102360 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Manassas City F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $91,689 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Virginia · P86 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Fairfax (+$2,276est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Manassas City
Salary neighbourhood · Manassas City
Manassas 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).
- Campbell · low pole
Campbell · low pole
$53,897 est. salary
- Manassas
Manassas · this district
$91,689 est. salary
- Fairfax · near
Fairfax · near
$93,966 est. salary
- Alexandria · near
Alexandria · near
$94,225 est. salary
- Arlington · top pay
Arlington · top pay
$95,205 est. salary
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National salary distribution for Manassas City
Manassas City Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$91,689 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Manassas City in Virginia's upper-third pay band
Same 131 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)
- Falls Church City Public Schools
Falls Church City Public Schools
$96,912 est. avg salary
- Arlington County Public Schools
Arlington County Public Schools
$95,205 est. avg salary
- Manassas City Public Schools
Manassas City Public Schools
$91,689 est. avg salary
What this shows Manassas City Public Schools ranks #5 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #47 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Manassas City Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Arlington County Public Schools
Arlington County Public Schools
$27,287 per pupil
- Falls Church City Public Schools
Falls Church City Public Schools
$25,176 per pupil
- Manassas City Public Schools
Manassas City Public Schools
$18,002 per pupil
What this shows Arlington County Public Schools leads spending at $27,287 per pupil; Falls Church City Public Schools leads pay.
What stands out about Manassas City Public Schools
- Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 4.8 points, a growth rate faster than 25% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
Virginia sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $91,689.455
- Virginia price level
- 101.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $90,485
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-1% versus the nominal figure.
Prices in Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Manassas City Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Manassas City Public Schools
Manassas City Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 7,413 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,002. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $91,689, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5102360 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Manassas City Public Schools runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 45.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (30.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 96% of them. Virginia itself ranks #33 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.
On the budget side, Manassas City Public Schools reports $133.5M in total expenditure against $142.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $31.9M, special-education teacher pay is $5.9M.
How does Manassas City Public Schools compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Virginia average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Manassas City Public Schools pays -2.4% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $18,002 vs $21,040
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 Virginia districts
On pay, Manassas City Public Schools sits closest to Alexandria City Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Norfolk City Public Schools. 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.
- Alexandria City Public Schools
- Arlington County Public Schools
- Falls Church City Public Schools
- Buckingham County Public Schools
- Mecklenburg County Public Schools
- Fauquier County Public Schools
- Manassas Park City Public Schools
- Charlottesville City Public Schools
- Albemarle County Public Schools
- Clarke County Public Schools
- Fredericksburg City Public Schools
- Norfolk City Public Schools
- Dickenson County Public Schools
- Newport News City Public Schools
- Lynchburg City Public Schools
- Rockbridge County Public Schools
- Hopewell City Public Schools
- Augusta County Public Schools
- Colonial Heights City Public Schools
- Staunton City Public Schools
- Mecklenburg County Public Schools
- Lee County Public Schools
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Norfolk City Public Schools$18,046 per pupil+0.2% versus this district · $60,556 estimated salary
- Dickenson County Public Schools$17,949 per pupil-0.3% versus this district · $46,690 estimated salary
- Newport News City Public Schools$18,102 per pupil+0.6% versus this district · $69,001 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Manassas City Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Manassas City Public Schools: closest on enrollment (7,413 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($91,689 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 Manassas City Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.
Virginia Teacher Pay Overview
The highest average among comparably sized Virginia districts belongs to Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. Manassas City Public Schools sits in the upper quarter of that field at 5 of 128, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Virginia sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Arizona are its nearest price peers.
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Smaller-district sample from 130 Virginia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
This is a sample of 6 from 130 Virginia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.
Frequently Asked Questions about Manassas City Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Manassas City Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Manassas City Public Schools is $91,689 (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 Manassas City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?
Manassas City Public Schools pays 45.4% more than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $91,689.
How does Manassas City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Manassas City Public Schools pays 30.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $91,689.
What is the per-pupil spending in Manassas City Public Schools?
Manassas City Public Schools spends approximately $18,002 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Manassas City Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 35% of Manassas City Public Schools's total expenditure of $133.5M (NCES FY2023).
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