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Menifee Union

Menifee Union is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (11,807 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Menifee Union come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$116,084
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$16,566
Per-pupil spending
11,807
Students enrolled
64th
Pct. in CA
$116,084

Menifee Union is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (11,807 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $116,084, above the national average of $70,245, serving 11,807 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Menifee Union is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (11,807 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 64th percentile for California
  • 96th percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Menifee Union ranks #261 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #642 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +22.6% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Menifee Union's instructional payroll puts 17.6% into special education , 6.8 points above the state median of 10.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical California peer.

Program Menifee Union CA median Gap
Regular program 80.1% 85.8% -5.7 pp
Special education 17.6% 10.8% +6.8 pp
Other programs 2.3% 0.4% +1.9 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0624540 · FY2023.

LEAID 0624540 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Menifee Union F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P64 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P96 national PPE-MID $17K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.8K students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Roseville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $116,084 estimated average teacher salary · P64 in California · P96 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Orange ($296est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Menifee Union

Salary neighbourhood · Menifee Union

Menifee Union 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 Menifee Union

Menifee Union's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$116,084 Top 4% higher than 96% 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%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Menifee Union $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

What stands out about Menifee Union

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 96% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Enrolment grew 13.7% here, from 10,381 students in FY2019 to 11,807 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$116,084.015

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$103,466

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California 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 California 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 Menifee Union

What the Numbers Say About Menifee Union

Menifee Union is a mid-sized school district in California, serving 11,807 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $16,566. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $116,084, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0624540 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Menifee Union runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 5.0% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (65.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 64% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Menifee Union reports $195.6M in total expenditure against $217.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $46.1M, special-education teacher pay is $10.1M.

How does Menifee Union compare?

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

Menifee Union $116,084
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Menifee Union pays +11.8% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $16,566 vs $26,962

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 California districts

On pay, Menifee Union sits closest to Roseville City Elementary; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Dixon Unified. 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. Roseville City Elementary
  2. San Lorenzo Unified
  3. Galt Joint Union Elementary
  4. Centinela Valley Union High
  5. Lowell Joint
  6. Orange Unified
  7. Bakersfield City
  8. Sylvan Union Elementary
  9. Beaumont Unified
  10. Tulare City
  11. Pittsburg Unified
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Dixon Unified
  2. Sylvan Union Elementary
  3. Rocklin Unified
  4. Capistrano Unified
  5. Fruitvale Elementary
  6. Tulare City
  7. Fountain Valley Elementary
  8. Western Placer Unified
  9. Romoland Elementary
  10. Temecula Valley Unified
  11. Orcutt Union Elementary

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Menifee Union's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Menifee Union: closest on enrollment (11,807 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($116,084 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

$217.0M
Total Revenue
$195.6M
Total Expenditure
$64.4M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$46.1M
Regular Program
$10.1M
Special Education
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Menifee Union: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Menifee Union places 254 of 644 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Merced Union High
$104,008
11,226 students
Victor Elementary
$126,276
12,415 students
Covina-Valley Unified
$140,540
11,101 students
Dublin Unified
$130,606
12,525 students
Vacaville Unified
$90,492
12,574 students
Santa Barbara Unified
$102,341
12,579 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Menifee Union
What is the average teacher salary in Menifee Union?

The average teacher salary in Menifee Union is $116,084 (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 Menifee Union teacher pay compare to the California average?

Menifee Union pays 5.0% more than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $116,084.

How does Menifee Union teacher pay compare to the national average?

Menifee Union pays 65.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $116,084.

What is the per-pupil spending in Menifee Union?

Menifee Union spends approximately $16,566 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Menifee Union's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Menifee Union's total expenditure of $195.6M (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. Menifee Union'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.