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School district · Alabama · LEAID 0102430

Montgomery County

Montgomery County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (26,821 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Montgomery County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,484
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$15,403
Per-pupil spending
26,821
Students enrolled
75th
Pct. in AL
$69,484

Montgomery County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (26,821 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,484, near the national average of $70,245, serving 26,821 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Montgomery County is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (26,821 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 75th percentile for Alabama
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 26% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Alabama ranks #21 of 49 on the salary estimate and #22 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Montgomery County ranks #34 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #56 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil
  • +12.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Alabama median

Among 138 Alabama districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Montgomery County's instructional payroll puts 84.3% into regular program , 3.1 points above the state median of 81.2%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Alabama district.

Program Montgomery County AL median Gap
Regular program 84.3% 81.2% +3.1 pp
Special education 10.1% 10.2% -0.1 pp
Vocational programs 3.4% 5.5% -2.1 pp
Other programs 2.3% 3.1% -0.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 138 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0102430 · FY2023.

LEAID 0102430 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Montgomery County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P75 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 26.8K students INSTR-LOW 26% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Madison FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,484 estimated average teacher salary · P75 in Alabama · P58 nationally · 26% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Opelika ($116est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Montgomery County

Salary neighbourhood · Montgomery County

Montgomery County 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 Montgomery County

Montgomery County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,484 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. Montgomery 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

Montgomery County in Alabama's upper-third pay band

Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Montgomery County ranks #34 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #56 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

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

per pupil

What this shows Lowndes County leads spending at $30,484 per pupil; Limestone County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Montgomery County

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +12.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Alabama's statewide +18.0% by 5.1 points, a growth rate faster than 11% of the 118 Alabama districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 28,890 to 26,821 students (7.2% 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.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$69,484.237

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Alabama price level
89.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$77,987

+12% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Alabama 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 Alabama 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 Montgomery County

What the Numbers Say About Montgomery County

Montgomery County is a mid-sized school district in Alabama, serving 26,821 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,403. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,484, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0102430 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Alabama statewide average of $68,221, teacher pay in Montgomery County runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.9% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Alabama, it pays more than 75% of them. Alabama itself ranks #21 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Montgomery County reports $413.1M in total expenditure against $436.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 26% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $82.7M, special-education teacher pay is $9.9M.

How does Montgomery County compare?

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

Montgomery County $69,484
Mobile County $63,845
Alabama avg $68,221
National avg $70,245

Montgomery County pays +8.8% more than Mobile County · per-pupil $15,403 vs $14,922

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 Alabama districts

On pay, Montgomery County sits closest to Madison County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Tuscaloosa 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. Madison County
  2. Lauderdale County
  3. Hoover City
  4. Jefferson County
  5. Shelby County
  6. Cullman County
  7. Huntsville City
  8. St Clair County
  9. Lee County
  10. Birmingham City
  11. Baldwin County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Tuscaloosa City
  2. Hoover City
  3. Baldwin County
  4. Vestavia Hills City
  5. Madison City
  6. Dothan City
  7. Mobile County
  8. DeKalb County
  9. Huntsville City
  10. Auburn City
  11. Shelby County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Montgomery County's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Montgomery County: closest on enrollment (26,821 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,484 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

$436.4M
Total Revenue
$413.1M
Total Expenditure
$107.4M
Instruction Salaries
26% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$82.7M
Regular Program
$9.9M
Special Education
$3.3M
Vocational
$2.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Montgomery 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 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Alabama Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Alabama districts belongs to Limestone County at $118,952. Montgomery County sits in the upper quarter of that field at 34 of 137, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Iowa and Louisiana are the states closest to Alabama 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 Alabama districts →

Other Alabama Districts

Large-district sample from 137 Alabama peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Auburn City
$80,776
9,492 students
Lee County
$67,245
9,312 students
Autauga County
$62,530
9,202 students
Decatur City
$76,944
8,745 students
DeKalb County
$64,870
8,717 students
Etowah County
$66,217
8,702 students

This is a sample of 6 from 137 Alabama districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

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

The average teacher salary in Montgomery County is $69,484 (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 Montgomery County teacher pay compare to the Alabama average?

Montgomery County pays 1.9% more than the Alabama state average of $68,221. The district's average is $69,484.

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

Montgomery County pays 1.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,484.

What is the per-pupil spending in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County spends approximately $15,403 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 26% of Montgomery County's total expenditure of $413.1M (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. Montgomery 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.