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North Syracuse Central School District

North Syracuse Central School District spends $27,057 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New York districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for North Syracuse Central School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$86,573
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$27,057
Per-pupil spending
7,876
Students enrolled
58th
Pct. in NY
$86,573

North Syracuse Central School District spends $27,057 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New York districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $86,573, above the national average of $70,245, serving 7,876 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: North Syracuse Central School District spends $27,057 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable New York districts with a reliable figure.
  • 58th percentile for New York
  • 81st percentile nationally
  • 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • New York ranks #4 of 49 on the salary estimate and #7 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • North Syracuse Central School District ranks #262 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #554 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil
  • +20.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs New York median

Among 674 New York districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, North Syracuse Central School District's instructional payroll puts 72.2% into regular program , 5.2 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 North Syracuse NY median Gap
Regular program 72.2% 77.4% -5.2 pp
Special education 20.3% 18.3% +2.1 pp
Vocational programs 4.7% 0.0% +4.7 pp
Other programs 2.8% 3.5% -0.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 674 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3621210 · FY2023.

LEAID 3621210 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

North Syracuse F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -4% vs state RANK-ST-MID P58 in state RANK-NAT-MID P81 national PPE-HIGH $27K/pupil ENR-MID 7,876 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Webster FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $86,573 estimated average teacher salary · P58 in New York · P81 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Webster ($17est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for North Syracuse

Salary neighbourhood · North Syracuse

North Syracuse 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for North Syracuse

North Syracuse Central School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$86,573 Top 19% higher than 81% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. This 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

North Syracuse in New York's lower-third pay band

Same 635 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows North Syracuse Central School District ranks #262 of 635 New York districts by estimated teacher salary and #554 of 635 by per-pupil spending. North Merrick Union Free School District pay #1 at $176,270 is not Downsville Central School District spending #1 at $60,637 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

North Syracuse Central School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Downsville Central School District leads spending at $60,637 per pupil; North Merrick Union Free School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about North Syracuse Central School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.1% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing New York's statewide +9.4% by 10.7 points, a growth rate faster than 93% of the 384 New York districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 8,598 to 7,876 students (8.4% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $27,057 is among the highest in the nation.

New York prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$86,572.505

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

New York price level
107.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$80,277

-7% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in New York 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 New York 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 North Syracuse Central School District

What the Numbers Say About North Syracuse Central School District

North Syracuse Central School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in New York, serving 7,876 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,057. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $86,573, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3621210 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the New York statewide average of $89,760, teacher pay in North Syracuse Central School District runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 3.6% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (23.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in New York, it pays more than 58% of them. New York itself ranks #4 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, North Syracuse Central School District reports $213.1M in total expenditure against $219.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $39.8M, special-education teacher pay is $11.2M.

How does North Syracuse Central School District compare?

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

North Syracuse Central School District $86,573
Buffalo City School District $69,208
New York avg $89,760
National avg $70,245

North Syracuse Central School District pays +25.1% more than Buffalo City School District · per-pupil $27,057 vs $40,178

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 New York districts

On pay, North Syracuse Central School District sits closest to Webster Central School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Hudson Falls Central 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. Webster Central School District
  2. Starpoint Central School District
  3. Shenendehowa Central School District
  4. Frontier Central School District
  5. Monticello Central School District
  6. Brighton Central School District
  7. Orchard Park Central School District
  8. Mexico Central School District
  9. Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Central School District
  10. Williamsville Central School District
  11. New Hartford Central School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Hudson Falls Central School District
  2. Auburn City School District
  3. Beekmantown Central School District
  4. Averill Park Central School District
  5. Cheektowaga Central School District
  6. West Seneca Central School District
  7. Queensbury Union Free School District
  8. Spencerport Central School District
  9. Webster Central School District
  10. Burnt Hills-ballston Lake Central School District
  11. Central Square Central School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for North Syracuse Central School District: closest on enrollment (7,876 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($86,573 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

$219.3M
Total Revenue
$213.1M
Total Expenditure
$78.6M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$39.8M
Regular Program
$11.2M
Special Education
$2.6M
Vocational
$1.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in North Syracuse Central 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 70% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 30% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

New York Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized New York districts belongs to North Merrick Union Free School District at $176,270. North Syracuse Central School District places 256 of 551 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because New York prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Massachusetts and Washington are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other New York Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this New York sample (including North Syracuse). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Middletown City School District
$106,722
7,287 students
Half Hollow Hills Central School District
$142,701
7,222 students
Levittown Union Free School District
$136,555
7,096 students
Longwood Central School District
$141,940
8,725 students
Mount Vernon School District
$134,303
6,891 students
Syosset Central School District
$148,657
6,887 students

This is a sample of 6 from 641 New York districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about North Syracuse Central School District
What is the average teacher salary in North Syracuse Central School District?

The average teacher salary in North Syracuse Central School District is $86,573 (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 North Syracuse Central School District teacher pay compare to the New York average?

North Syracuse Central School District pays 3.6% less than the New York state average of $89,760. The district's average is $86,573.

How does North Syracuse Central School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

North Syracuse Central School District pays 23.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $86,573.

What is the per-pupil spending in North Syracuse Central School District?

North Syracuse Central School District spends approximately $27,057 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of North Syracuse Central School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of North Syracuse Central School District's total expenditure of $213.1M (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. North Syracuse Central 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.