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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3905045

Mason City

Mason City sits in the highest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $107,273 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mason City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$107,273
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$14,876
Per-pupil spending
10,179
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in OH
$107,273

Mason City sits in the highest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $107,273 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $107,273, above the national average of $70,245, serving 10,179 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Mason City sits in the highest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $107,273 (above 96% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 96th percentile for Ohio
  • 93rd percentile nationally
  • 39% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Mason City ranks #27 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #501 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +19.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Ohio median

Among 653 Ohio districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Mason City's instructional payroll puts 80.8% into regular program , 2.8 points above the state median of 78.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Ohio district.

Program Mason City OH median Gap
Regular program 80.8% 78.0% +2.8 pp
Special education 19.2% 19.5% -0.2 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 653 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3905045 · FY2023.

LEAID 3905045 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mason City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +33% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P93 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 10.2K students INSTR-MID 39% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Centerville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $107,273 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Ohio · P93 nationally · 39% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Centerville (+$199est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mason City

Salary neighbourhood · Mason City

Mason 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Mason City

Mason City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$107,273 Top 7% higher than 93% 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%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Below this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Below this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Mason City $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

Mason City in Ohio's upper-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Mason City ranks #27 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #501 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Mason City is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

What stands out about Mason City

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 93% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$107,273.106

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$116,724

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Mason City

What the Numbers Say About Mason City

Mason City is a mid-sized school district in Ohio, serving 10,179 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,876. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $107,273, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3905045 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Mason City runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 33.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (52.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 96% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Mason City reports $151.4M in total expenditure against $163.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 39% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $41.6M, special-education teacher pay is $9.9M.

How does Mason City compare?

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

Mason City $107,273
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Mason City pays +19.9% more than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $14,876 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Mason City sits closest to Centerville City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Loveland City. 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. Centerville City
  2. Medina City SD
  3. Olentangy Local
  4. Solon City
  5. Twinsburg City
  6. Franklin City
  7. Brecksville-Broadview Heights City
  8. Pickerington Local
  9. Kent City
  10. South Euclid-Lyndhurst City
  11. North Royalton City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Loveland City
  2. Mount Vernon City
  3. Wadsworth City
  4. Brunswick City
  5. New Philadelphia City
  6. Tri-Valley Local
  7. Mad River Local
  8. Findlay City
  9. Pickerington Local
  10. Tiffin City Schools
  11. Northwest Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mason City's pay band

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mason City: closest on enrollment (10,179 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($107,273 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

$163.4M
Total Revenue
$151.4M
Total Expenditure
$59.7M
Instruction Salaries
39% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$41.6M
Regular Program
$9.9M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Mason City: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. 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.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Mason City sits in the upper quarter of that field at 27 of 605, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio 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 Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Ohio sample (including Mason City). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Strongsville City
$95,460
5,695 students
Sycamore Community City
$96,327
5,684 students
Delaware City
$91,483
5,595 students
Findlay City
$97,316
5,565 students
Marysville Exempted Village
$98,912
5,551 students
Perrysburg Exempted Village
$94,807
5,535 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mason City
What is the average teacher salary in Mason City?

The average teacher salary in Mason City is $107,273 (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 Mason City teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Mason City pays 33.3% more than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $107,273.

How does Mason City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mason City pays 52.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $107,273.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mason City?

Mason City spends approximately $14,876 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mason City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 39% of Mason City's total expenditure of $151.4M (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. Mason City'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.