School district · New York · LEAID 3618510
Margaretville Central School District
Margaretville Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,465 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Margaretville Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $58,465
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $40,975
- Per-pupil spending
- 320
- Students enrolled
- 8th
- Pct. in NY
Well below benchmark
Margaretville Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,465 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $58,465, below the national average of $70,245, serving 320 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Lower-third pay in state: Margaretville Central School District sits in the lowest third of New York districts on estimated teacher pay at $58,465 (above only 8% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
- 8th percentile for New York
- 33rd percentile nationally
- 31% 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.
- Margaretville Central School District ranks #584 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #97 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
- +17.6% 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, Margaretville Central School District's instructional payroll puts 85.4% into regular program , 8.0 points above the state median of 77.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median New York district.
| Program | Margaretville Central | NY median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 85.4% | 77.4% | +8.0 pp |
| Special education | 12.0% | 18.3% | -6.3 pp |
| Other programs | 2.6% | 3.5% | -0.9 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 3618510 · FY2023.
LEAID 3618510 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Margaretville Central F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $58,465 estimated average teacher salary · P8 in New York · P33 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Buffalo (+$10,743est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Margaretville Central
Salary neighbourhood · Margaretville Central
Margaretville 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).
- Margaretville $58,465
Margaretville · this district · low pay
$58,465 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 Margaretville Central
Margaretville Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$58,465 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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
Margaretville 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
- Margaretville Central School District $58,465
Margaretville Central School District
$58,465 est. avg salary
What this shows Margaretville Central School District ranks #584 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #97 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
Margaretville 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
- Margaretville Central School District
Margaretville Central School District
$40,975 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 Margaretville Central School District
- Estimated teacher pay here rose +17.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 8.1 points, a growth rate faster than 84% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment fell from 344 to 320 students (7.0% 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.
- It is a very small district (320 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.
- Its per-pupil spending of $40,975 is among the highest in the nation.
New York prices absorb part of this salary
- Nominal district estimate
- $58,465.116
- New York price level
- 107.8 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $54,214
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 Margaretville Central School District
What the Numbers Say About Margaretville Central School District
Margaretville Central School District is a small school district in New York, serving 320 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $40,975. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $58,465, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3618510 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 Margaretville Central School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 34.9% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (16.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 8% 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, Margaretville Central School District reports $13.1M in total expenditure against $12.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.1M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.
How does Margaretville 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.
Margaretville Central School District pays -15.5% less than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $40,975 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, Margaretville Central School District sits closest to La Fargeville Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Catskill 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.
- La Fargeville Central School District
- Chazy Union Free School District
- Perry Central School District
- Seneca Falls Central School District
- Sackets Harbor Central School District
- Parishville-hopkinton Central School District
- Whitehall Central School District
- Fillmore Central School District
- Elmira Heights Central School District
- Naples Central School District
- Letchworth Central School District
- Catskill Central School District
- Newfane Central School District
- Sharon Springs Central School District
- Gilboa-conesville Central School District
- Johnsburg Central School District
- Middleburgh Central School District
- Berlin Central School District
- Mattituck-cutchogue Union Free School District
- Lyons Central School District
- Sodus Central School District
- Clymer Central School District
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Catskill Central School District$40,907 per pupil-0.2% versus this district · $85,211 estimated salary
- Newfane Central School District$40,578 per pupil-1.0% versus this district · $89,439 estimated salary
- Sharon Springs Central School District$41,454 per pupil+1.2% versus this district · $73,725 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Margaretville Central School District's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Margaretville Central School District: closest on enrollment (320 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($58,465 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 3 programs in Margaretville Central School District: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 62% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 38% 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 527 of 552, Margaretville Central School District 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 Margaretville Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in Margaretville Central School District?
The average teacher salary in Margaretville Central School District is $58,465 (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 Margaretville Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?
Margaretville Central School District pays 34.9% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $58,465.
How does Margaretville Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?
Margaretville Central School District pays 16.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $58,465.
What is the per-pupil spending in Margaretville Central School District?
Margaretville Central School District spends approximately $40,975 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Margaretville Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 31% of Margaretville Central School District's total expenditure of $13.1M (NCES FY2023).
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