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Marshall County

Marshall County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (5,406 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Marshall County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,493
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$11,577
Per-pupil spending
5,406
Students enrolled
37th
Pct. in TN
$55,493

Marshall County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (5,406 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,493, below the national average of $70,245, serving 5,406 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Marshall County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (5,406 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 37th percentile for Tennessee
  • 27th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Tennessee ranks #38 of 49 on the salary estimate and #13 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Marshall County ranks #87 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #125 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil
  • +5.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 4702670 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Marshall County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P37 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P27 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-MID 5,406 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Fentress FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,493 estimated average teacher salary · P37 in Tennessee · P27 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Greene (+$110est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Marshall County

Salary neighbourhood · Marshall County

Marshall County sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Marshall County

Marshall County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,493 27th percentile higher than 27% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $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. Marshall County $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

Marshall County in Tennessee's lower-third pay band

Same 139 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Marshall County ranks #87 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #125 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Marshall County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Franklin SSD leads spending at $24,604 per pupil; Achievement School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Marshall County

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Tennessee's statewide +12.8% by 7.3 points, a growth rate faster than 12% of the 141 Tennessee districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$55,492.74

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Tennessee price level
92.1 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$60,257

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Marshall County

What the Numbers Say About Marshall County

Marshall County is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Tennessee, serving 5,406 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,577. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,493, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4702670 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Tennessee statewide average of $57,941, teacher pay in Marshall County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 4.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (21.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Tennessee, it pays more than 37% of them. Tennessee itself ranks #38 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Marshall County reports $62.6M in total expenditure against $61.6M 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 $16.0M, special-education teacher pay is $1.5M.

How does Marshall County compare?

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

Marshall County $55,493
Memphis-Shelby County Schools $58,671
Tennessee avg $57,941
National avg $70,245

Marshall County pays -5.4% less than Memphis-Shelby County Schools · per-pupil $11,577 vs $16,050

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 Tennessee districts

On pay, Marshall County sits closest to Fentress County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bradley County. 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. Fentress County
  2. Franklin County
  3. Greene County
  4. Anderson County
  5. Union City
  6. White County
  7. Jefferson County
  8. Hardeman County Schools
  9. Maury County
  10. Cocke County
  11. Obion County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bradley County
  2. Dickson County
  3. Cheatham County
  4. McMinn County
  5. Wilson County
  6. Lewis County
  7. Gibson Co Sp Dist
  8. Macon County
  9. Smith County
  10. Trousdale County
  11. Hamblen County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Marshall County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Marshall County: closest on enrollment (5,406 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,493 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

$61.6M
Total Revenue
$62.6M
Total Expenditure
$21.9M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$16.0M
Regular Program
$1.5M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Marshall County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 85% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 15% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Tennessee Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Tennessee districts belongs to Achievement School District at $82,057. Marshall County places 85 of 137 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Indiana and Idaho are the states closest to Tennessee 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 Tennessee districts →

Other Tennessee Districts

Smaller-district sample from 138 Tennessee peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Giles County
$47,461
3,670 students
Dyer County
$61,027
3,645 students
Tullahoma
$65,815
3,641 students
Cumberland County
$53,622
7,216 students
Lauderdale County
$57,392
3,413 students
Hardin County
$49,539
3,370 students

This is a sample of 6 from 138 Tennessee districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Marshall County
What is the average teacher salary in Marshall County?

The average teacher salary in Marshall County is $55,493 (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 Marshall County teacher pay compare to the Tennessee average?

Marshall County pays 4.2% less than the Tennessee state average of $57,941. The district's average is $55,493.

How does Marshall County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Marshall County pays 21.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,493.

What is the per-pupil spending in Marshall County?

Marshall County spends approximately $11,577 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Marshall County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Marshall County's total expenditure of $62.6M (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. Marshall County'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.