School district · New York · LEAID 3624270
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,931 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $61,931
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $43,250
- Per-pupil spending
- 709
- Students enrolled
- 13th
- Pct. in NY
Well below benchmark
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,931 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,931, below the national average of $70,245, serving 709 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $61,931 (above only 13% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 13th percentile for New York
- 41st percentile nationally
- 24% 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.
- Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) ranks #553 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 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
- +25.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median
Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)'s instructional payroll puts 15.3% into special education , 3.0 points below the state median of 18.3%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median New York district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.
| Program | Manchester-shortsville Central | NY median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 77.7% | 77.4% | +0.3 pp |
| Special education | 15.3% | 18.3% | -3.0 pp |
| Vocational programs | 2.5% | 0.0% | +2.5 pp |
| Other programs | 4.5% | 3.5% | +1.0 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 3624270 · FY2023.
LEAID 3624270 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Manchester-shortsville Central F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $61,931 estimated average teacher salary · P13 in New York · P41 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Buffalo (+$7,277est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Manchester-shortsville Central
Salary neighbourhood · Manchester-shortsville Central
Manchester-shortsville Central 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).
- Manchester-shortsville
Manchester-shortsville · this district · low pay
$61,931 est. salary
- Buffalo · near
Buffalo · near
$69,208 est. salary
- Schenectady · near
Schenectady · near
$74,889 est. salary
- Niagara · near
Niagara · near
$75,476 est. salary
- Middle · top pay
Middle · top pay
$149,069 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Manchester-shortsville Central
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)'s estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$61,931 41st percentile higher than 41% 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
Manchester-shortsville Central in New York's lower-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
- Downsville Central School District $67,685
Downsville Central School District
$67,685 est. avg salary
- Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) $61,931
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
$61,931 est. avg salary
What this shows Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) ranks #553 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 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
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Downsville Central School District
Downsville Central School District
$60,637 per pupil
- Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
$43,250 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 Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +25.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 16.4 points, a growth rate faster than 98% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 819 to 709 students (13.4% 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.
- Its per-pupil spending of $43,250 is among the highest in the nation.
New York prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $61,931.017
- New York price level
- 107.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $57,428
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 Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
What the Numbers Say About Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) is a small school district in New York, serving 709 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $43,250. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,931, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3624270 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 Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) runs materially below the state benchmark, a 31.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (11.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 13% 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, Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) reports $30.7M in total expenditure against $23.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.
How does Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) compare?
Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the New York average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) pays -10.5% less than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $43,250 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
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On pay, Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) sits closest to Candor Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Harborfields 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.
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Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Harborfields Central School District$43,410 per pupil+0.4% versus this district · $131,990 estimated salary
- Greenport Union Free School District$43,538 per pupil+0.7% versus this district · $97,607 estimated salary
- Andover Central School District$43,562 per pupil+0.7% versus this district · $98,948 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)'s smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket): closest on enrollment (709 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,931 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 Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket): the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 66% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 34% 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. Placed 505 of 551, Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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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Smaller-district sample from 641 New York peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)
What is the average teacher salary in Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)?
The average teacher salary in Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) is $61,931 (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 Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) teacher pay compare to the New York average?
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) pays 31.0% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $61,931.
How does Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) teacher pay compare to the national average?
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) pays 11.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,931.
What is the per-pupil spending in Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)?
Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket) spends approximately $43,250 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)'s budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 24% of Manchester-shortsville Central School District (Red Jacket)'s total expenditure of $30.7M (NCES FY2023).
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