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Mount Vernon School District

Mount Vernon School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (6,545 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Mount Vernon School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$95,757
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$22,613
Per-pupil spending
6,545
Students enrolled
72nd
Pct. in WA
$95,757

Mount Vernon School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (6,545 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $95,757, above the national average of $70,245, serving 6,545 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Mount Vernon School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Washington districts (6,545 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 72nd percentile for Washington
  • 88th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Washington ranks #6 of 49 on the salary estimate and #12 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Mount Vernon School District ranks #64 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #47 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil
  • +19.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Washington median

Among 289 Washington districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Mount Vernon School District's instructional payroll puts 67.7% into regular program , 9.8 points below the state median of 77.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Mount Vernon WA median Gap
Regular program 67.7% 77.4% -9.8 pp
Special education 10.6% 9.4% +1.2 pp
Vocational programs 8.2% 6.3% +1.9 pp
Other programs 13.5% 6.9% +6.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 289 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5305400 · FY2023.

LEAID 5305400 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Mount Vernon F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +8% vs state RANK-ST-MID P72 in state RANK-NAT-MID P88 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-MID 6,545 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mount FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $95,757 estimated average teacher salary · P72 in Washington · P88 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bellingham ($619est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Mount Vernon

Salary neighbourhood · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$95,757 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Mount Vernon School 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

Mount Vernon in Washington's lower-third pay band

Same 229 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Mount Vernon School District ranks #64 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #47 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Mount Vernon School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Oakville School District leads spending at $35,103 per pupil; Lopez School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Mount Vernon School District

  • Enrolment fell from 6,903 to 6,545 students (5.2% 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.

Washington prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$95,757.474

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Washington price level
108.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$88,362

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Washington 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 Washington 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 Mount Vernon School District

What the Numbers Say About Mount Vernon School District

Mount Vernon School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Washington, serving 6,545 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $22,613. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $95,757, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5305400 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Washington statewide average of $88,556, teacher pay in Mount Vernon School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (36.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Washington, it pays more than 72% of them. Washington itself ranks #6 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Mount Vernon School District reports $148.0M in total expenditure against $157.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $26.9M, special-education teacher pay is $4.2M.

How does Mount Vernon School District compare?

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

Mount Vernon School District $95,757
Seattle School District No. 1 $111,621
Washington avg $88,556
National avg $70,245

Mount Vernon School District pays -14.2% less than Seattle School District No. 1 · per-pupil $22,613 vs $27,288

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 Washington districts

On pay, Mount Vernon School District sits closest to Mount Baker School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bellingham School District. 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. Mount Baker School District
  2. Lakewood School District
  3. Chehalis School District
  4. Elma School District
  5. Camas School District
  6. Blaine School District
  7. Bellingham School District
  8. La Center School District
  9. Federal Way School District
  10. Ferndale School District
  11. South Kitsap School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bellingham School District
  2. Federal Way School District
  3. Fife School District
  4. North Thurston Public Schools
  5. Northshore School District
  6. Mount Baker School District
  7. Franklin Pierce School District
  8. Bremerton School District
  9. Burlington-Edison School District
  10. Evergreen School District (Clark)
  11. Toppenish School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Mount Vernon School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Mount Vernon School District: closest on enrollment (6,545 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($95,757 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

$157.9M
Total Revenue
$148.0M
Total Expenditure
$51.5M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$26.9M
Regular Program
$4.2M
Special Education
$3.3M
Vocational
$5.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Mount Vernon School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Washington Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Washington districts belongs to Everett School District at $123,009. Mount Vernon School District places 62 of 191 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Washington prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and New Jersey are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Washington Districts

Smaller-district sample from 228 Washington peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Ridgefield School District
$87,719
3,987 students
Tahoma School District
$112,191
9,112 students
South Kitsap School District
$94,771
9,196 students
Fife School District
$105,778
3,893 students
Selah School District
$86,511
3,832 students
Snohomish School District
$115,958
9,418 students

This is a sample of 6 from 228 Washington districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Vernon School District
What is the average teacher salary in Mount Vernon School District?

The average teacher salary in Mount Vernon School District is $95,757 (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 Mount Vernon School District teacher pay compare to the Washington average?

Mount Vernon School District pays 8.1% more than the Washington state average of $88,556. The district's average is $95,757.

How does Mount Vernon School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Mount Vernon School District pays 36.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $95,757.

What is the per-pupil spending in Mount Vernon School District?

Mount Vernon School District spends approximately $22,613 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Mount Vernon School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Mount Vernon School District's total expenditure of $148.0M (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. Mount Vernon School District'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.