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Moreno Valley Unified

Moreno Valley Unified spends $22,037 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable California districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Moreno Valley Unified come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$119,858
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$22,037
Per-pupil spending
31,619
Students enrolled
71st
Pct. in CA
$119,858

Moreno Valley Unified spends $22,037 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable California districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $119,858, above the national average of $70,245, serving 31,619 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Moreno Valley Unified spends $22,037 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable California districts with a reliable figure.
  • 71st percentile for California
  • 96th percentile nationally
  • 29% 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.
  • Moreno Valley Unified ranks #205 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #276 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
  • +24.8% 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, Moreno Valley Unified's instructional payroll puts 81.6% into regular program , 4.2 points below the state median of 85.8%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Moreno Valley CA median Gap
Regular program 81.6% 85.8% -4.2 pp
Special education 13.9% 10.8% +3.1 pp
Vocational programs 0.9% 0.0% +0.9 pp
Other programs 3.6% 0.4% +3.3 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 0625800 · FY2023.

LEAID 0625800 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Moreno Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P71 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P96 national PPE-HIGH $22K/pupil ENR-LARGE 31.6K students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Irvine FY-2023-HEAVY FY2023 book

FY2023: $119,858 estimated average teacher salary · P71 in California · P96 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Irvine (+$77est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Moreno Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Moreno Valley

Moreno Valley 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 Moreno Valley

Moreno Valley Unified's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$119,858 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. Moreno Valley Unified $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 Moreno Valley Unified

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 96% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$119,857.896

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
$106,830

-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 Moreno Valley Unified

What the Numbers Say About Moreno Valley Unified

Moreno Valley Unified is a mid-sized school district in California, serving 31,619 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,037. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $119,858, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0625800 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Moreno Valley Unified runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (70.6% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 71% 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, Moreno Valley Unified reports $696.8M in total expenditure against $768.4M 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 $144.1M, special-education teacher pay is $24.5M.

How does Moreno Valley Unified compare?

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

Moreno Valley Unified $119,858
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Moreno Valley Unified pays +15.4% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $22,037 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, Moreno Valley Unified sits closest to Irvine Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Santa Barbara 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. Irvine Unified
  2. Turlock Unified
  3. Pomona Unified
  4. San Jose Unified
  5. Vista Unified
  6. Etiwanda Elementary
  7. Oak Grove Elementary
  8. Lancaster Elementary
  9. ABC Unified
  10. Redlands Unified
  11. Oxnard
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Santa Barbara Unified
  2. Hemet Unified
  3. Escondido Union
  4. Davis Joint Unified
  5. Modesto City Schools
  6. Pajaro Valley Unified
  7. Santa Maria Joint Union High
  8. Gilroy Unified
  9. Jurupa Unified
  10. Castro Valley Unified
  11. Downey Unified

Similar estimated teacher pay

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Nationwide districts with profiles like Moreno Valley

Two out-of-state peer sets for Moreno Valley Unified: closest on enrollment (31,619 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($119,858 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

$768.4M
Total Revenue
$696.8M
Total Expenditure
$201.6M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$144.1M
Regular Program
$24.5M
Special Education
$1.6M
Vocational
$6.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Moreno Valley Unified: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. 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.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Moreno Valley Unified places 202 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

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

Tustin Unified
$132,773
21,694 students
Torrance Unified
$115,460
21,636 students
Capistrano Unified
$121,180
41,749 students
Pomona Unified
$119,982
21,326 students
Palm Springs Unified
$126,926
21,029 students
William S. Hart Union High
$103,776
20,971 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 Moreno Valley Unified
What is the average teacher salary in Moreno Valley Unified?

The average teacher salary in Moreno Valley Unified is $119,858 (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 Moreno Valley Unified teacher pay compare to the California average?

Moreno Valley Unified pays 8.4% more than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $119,858.

How does Moreno Valley Unified teacher pay compare to the national average?

Moreno Valley Unified pays 70.6% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $119,858.

What is the per-pupil spending in Moreno Valley Unified?

Moreno Valley Unified spends approximately $22,037 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Moreno Valley Unified's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Moreno Valley Unified's total expenditure of $696.8M (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. Moreno Valley Unified'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.