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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4218030

Octorara Area SD

Octorara Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (2,074 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Octorara Area SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$112,185
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$27,996
Per-pupil spending
2,074
Students enrolled
98th
Pct. in PA
$112,185

Octorara Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (2,074 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $112,185, above the national average of $70,245, serving 2,074 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Octorara Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (2,074 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 98th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 95th percentile nationally
  • 27% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Octorara Area SD ranks #10 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
  • +14.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$15,891,000 ÷ 141.65 reported teacher FTE = $112,185

  • Regular program $12,419,000 · 78.2%
  • Special education $1,950,000 · 12.3%
  • Vocational programs $712,000 · 4.5%
  • Other programs $810,000 · 5.1%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Octorara Area SD's instructional payroll puts 12.3% into special education , 6.6 points below the state median of 18.8%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Pennsylvania district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Octorara Area PA median Gap
Regular program 78.2% 75.1% +3.1 pp
Special education 12.3% 18.8% -6.6 pp
Vocational programs 4.5% 1.3% +3.2 pp
Other programs 5.1% 3.7% +1.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4218030 · FY2023.

LEAID 4218030 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Octorara Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +37% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P98 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P95 national PPE-HIGH $28K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,074 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Montour FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $112,185 estimated average teacher salary · P98 in Pennsylvania · P95 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Neshaminy ($1,999est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Octorara Area

Salary neighbourhood · Octorara Area

Octorara Area 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 Octorara Area

Octorara Area SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$112,185 Top 5% higher than 95% 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. Octorara Area SD $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

Octorara Area in Pennsylvania's upper-third pay band

Same 505 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Octorara Area SD ranks #10 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Octorara Area SD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Wilkinsburg Borough SD leads spending at $61,501 per pupil; Farrell Area SD leads pay.

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

What stands out about Octorara Area SD

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 95% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,258 to 2,074 students (8.1% 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 $27,996 is among the highest in the nation.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$112,184.963

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Pennsylvania price level
97.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$115,180

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Pennsylvania sit close to the national average, so the nominal and national-price figures tell nearly the same story here. That is not true in the most and least expensive states.

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 Pennsylvania 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 Octorara Area SD

What the Numbers Say About Octorara Area SD

Octorara Area SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 2,074 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $27,996. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $112,185, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4218030 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Octorara Area SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 36.7% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (59.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 98% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Octorara Area SD reports $58.1M in total expenditure against $61.8M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 27% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.9M.

How does Octorara Area SD compare?

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

Octorara Area SD $112,185
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Octorara Area SD pays +50.7% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $27,996 vs $38,060

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 Pennsylvania districts

On pay, Octorara Area SD sits closest to Montour SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is York City SD. 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. Montour SD
  2. Upper Merion Area SD
  3. Cheltenham SD
  4. Bristol Borough SD
  5. Ridley SD
  6. New Castle Area SD
  7. Rose Tree Media SD
  8. Chartiers Valley SD
  9. Quakertown Community SD
  10. Garnet Valley SD
  11. Fox Chapel Area SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. York City SD
  2. Oley Valley SD
  3. Southern Fulton SD
  4. Northgate SD
  5. Allegheny-Clarion Valley SD
  6. Bristol Township SD
  7. Union City Area SD
  8. Riverview SD
  9. Rochester Area SD
  10. Northeast Bradford SD
  11. Purchase Line SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Octorara Area SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Octorara Area SD: closest on enrollment (2,074 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($112,185 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

$61.8M
Total Revenue
$58.1M
Total Expenditure
$15.9M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.4M
Regular Program
$1.9M
Special Education
$0.7M
Vocational
$0.8M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Octorara Area SD: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Octorara Area SD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 10 of 485, nearer the ceiling than the floor. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.

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Other Pennsylvania Districts

Smaller-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Hermitage SD
$86,468
2,026 students
Northern Lebanon SD
$82,521
2,124 students
Knoch SD
$78,617
2,019 students
Jersey Shore Area SD
$81,623
2,147 students
Northern Tioga SD
$74,442
1,995 students
West Perry SD
$70,900
2,155 students

This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Octorara Area SD
What is the average teacher salary in Octorara Area SD?

The average teacher salary in Octorara Area SD is $112,185 (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 Octorara Area SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Octorara Area SD pays 36.7% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $112,185.

How does Octorara Area SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Octorara Area SD pays 59.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $112,185.

What is the per-pupil spending in Octorara Area SD?

Octorara Area SD spends approximately $27,996 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Octorara Area SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Octorara Area SD's total expenditure of $58.1M (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. Octorara Area SD'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.