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New Milford School District

New Milford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (3,639 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for New Milford School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$79,034
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$24,394
Per-pupil spending
3,639
Students enrolled
31st
Pct. in CT
$79,034

New Milford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (3,639 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $79,034, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,639 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: New Milford School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Connecticut districts (3,639 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 31st percentile for Connecticut
  • 73rd percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Connecticut ranks #8 of 49 on the salary estimate and #31 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • New Milford School District ranks #104 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #130 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil
  • +16.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Connecticut median

Among 171 Connecticut districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, New Milford School District's instructional payroll puts 68.2% into regular program , 6.9 points below the state median of 75.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program New Milford CT median Gap
Regular program 68.2% 75.1% -6.9 pp
Special education 20.3% 16.3% +4.0 pp
Other programs 11.2% 7.7% +3.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0902850 · FY2023.

LEAID 0902850 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

New Milford F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P31 in state RANK-NAT-MID P73 national PPE-HIGH $24K/pupil ENR-MID 3,639 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Regional FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $79,034 estimated average teacher salary · P31 in Connecticut · P73 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Bristol ($512est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for New Milford

Salary neighbourhood · New Milford

New Milford 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 New Milford

New Milford School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$79,034 Top 27% higher than 73% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. New Milford 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

New Milford in Connecticut's lower-third pay band

Same 151 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows New Milford School District ranks #104 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #130 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

New Milford School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Winchester School District leads spending at $51,510 per pupil; Regional School District 09 leads pay.

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

What stands out about New Milford School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +16.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Connecticut's statewide +10.9% by 5.6 points, a growth rate faster than 75% of the 87 Connecticut districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 3,967 to 3,639 students (8.3% 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.

Connecticut prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$79,033.582

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Connecticut price level
104.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$75,847

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 New Milford School District

What the Numbers Say About New Milford School District

New Milford School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Connecticut, serving 3,639 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,394. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $79,034, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0902850 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Connecticut statewide average of $86,015, teacher pay in New Milford School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Connecticut, it pays more than 31% of them. Connecticut itself ranks #8 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, New Milford School District reports $88.8M in total expenditure against $89.3M 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 $17.1M, special-education teacher pay is $5.1M.

How does New Milford School District compare?

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

New Milford School District $79,034
Bridgeport School District $75,369
Connecticut avg $86,015
National avg $70,245

New Milford School District pays +4.9% more than Bridgeport School District · per-pupil $24,394 vs $24,161

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 Connecticut districts

On pay, New Milford School District sits closest to Regional School District 16; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Bethel 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. Regional School District 16
  2. Plainville School District
  3. Lebanon School District
  4. North Branford School District
  5. Bristol School District
  6. Wolcott School District
  7. Torrington School District
  8. Regional School District 17
  9. Bloomfield School District
  10. Cromwell School District
  11. East Lyme School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Bethel School District
  2. West Haven School District
  3. Cromwell School District
  4. Colchester School District
  5. Putnam School District
  6. Cheshire School District
  7. Regional School District 10
  8. Trumbull School District
  9. North Haven School District
  10. Suffield School District
  11. Ansonia School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near New Milford School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for New Milford School District: closest on enrollment (3,639 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($79,034 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

$89.3M
Total Revenue
$88.8M
Total Expenditure
$29.0M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$17.1M
Regular Program
$5.1M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$2.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in New Milford 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 86% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 14% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Connecticut Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Connecticut districts belongs to Regional School District 09 at $127,454. New Milford School District places 92 of 131 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Connecticut prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and Florida are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Connecticut districts →

Other Connecticut Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Connecticut peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Windham School District
$69,178
2,901 students
East Haven School District
$70,812
2,856 students
New London School District
$67,169
2,848 students
Ridgefield School District
$102,887
4,465 students
Enfield School District
$84,378
4,514 students
Berlin School District
$92,619
2,632 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Connecticut districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about New Milford School District
What is the average teacher salary in New Milford School District?

The average teacher salary in New Milford School District is $79,034 (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 New Milford School District teacher pay compare to the Connecticut average?

New Milford School District pays 8.1% less than the Connecticut state average of $86,015. The district's average is $79,034.

How does New Milford School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

New Milford School District pays 12.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $79,034.

What is the per-pupil spending in New Milford School District?

New Milford School District spends approximately $24,394 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of New Milford School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of New Milford School District's total expenditure of $88.8M (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. New Milford 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.