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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904548

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,574 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mechanicsburg Exempted Village come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,574
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$16,682
Per-pupil spending
864
Students enrolled
19th
Pct. in OH
$69,574

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,574 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,574, near the national average of $70,245, serving 864 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Mechanicsburg Exempted Village sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $69,574 (above only 19% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 19th percentile for Ohio
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Mechanicsburg Exempted Village ranks #524 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #346 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
  • +20.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3904548 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mechanicsburg Exempted F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -14% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P19 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-SMALL 864 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Western FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,574 estimated average teacher salary · P19 in Ohio · P58 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton (+$4,555est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mechanicsburg Exempted

Salary neighbourhood · Mechanicsburg Exempted

Mechanicsburg Exempted 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).

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

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,574 Top 42% higher than 58% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This district $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

Mechanicsburg Exempted in Ohio's lower-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 Mechanicsburg Exempted Village ranks #524 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #346 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

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village 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

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$69,574.189

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
$75,704

+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 Mechanicsburg Exempted Village

What the Numbers Say About Mechanicsburg Exempted Village

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village is a small school district in Ohio, serving 864 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,682. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,574, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904548 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Mechanicsburg Exempted Village runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.5% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 19% 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, Mechanicsburg Exempted Village reports $14.4M in total expenditure against $15.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.8M, special-education teacher pay is $0.8M.

How does Mechanicsburg Exempted Village compare?

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

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village $69,574
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village pays -22.3% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $16,682 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, Mechanicsburg Exempted Village sits closest to Western Reserve Local; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Swanton Local. 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. Western Reserve Local
  2. Mississinawa Valley Local
  3. Pettisville Local
  4. Patrick Henry Local
  5. Hubbard Exempted Village
  6. Nelsonville-York City
  7. East Muskingum Local
  8. Kalida Local
  9. Centerburg Local
  10. Crestwood Local
  11. Ashland County-West Holmes Joint Vocational School
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Swanton Local
  2. Pandora-Gilboa Local
  3. Felicity-Franklin Local
  4. Coshocton City
  5. Danville Local
  6. Western Brown Local
  7. Springfield Local
  8. Southeastern Local
  9. Coventry Local
  10. Lynchburg-Clay Local
  11. Minford Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mechanicsburg Exempted Village's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mechanicsburg Exempted Village: closest on enrollment (864 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,574 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

$15.1M
Total Revenue
$14.4M
Total Expenditure
$4.2M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.8M
Regular Program
$0.8M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Mechanicsburg Exempted Village: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% 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. Placed 501 of 605, Mechanicsburg Exempted Village is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

New Bremen Local
$82,404
826 students
Newton Falls Exempted Village
$73,470
904 students
Apollo
$70,478
824 students
Weathersfield Local
$73,708
905 students
Triad Local
$72,844
823 students
Fairfield Local
$74,305
907 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 Mechanicsburg Exempted Village
What is the average teacher salary in Mechanicsburg Exempted Village?

The average teacher salary in Mechanicsburg Exempted Village is $69,574 (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 Mechanicsburg Exempted Village teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village pays 13.5% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $69,574.

How does Mechanicsburg Exempted Village teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village pays 1.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,574.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mechanicsburg Exempted Village?

Mechanicsburg Exempted Village spends approximately $16,682 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mechanicsburg Exempted Village's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Mechanicsburg Exempted Village's total expenditure of $14.4M (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. Mechanicsburg Exempted Village'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.