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School district · California · LEAID 0628530

Orange Center

Orange Center is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (254 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Orange Center come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$93,643
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$24,941
Per-pupil spending
254
Students enrolled
19th
Pct. in CA
$93,643

Orange Center is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (254 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $93,643, above the national average of $70,245, serving 254 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Orange Center is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (254 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 19th percentile for California
  • 87th percentile nationally
  • 24% 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.
  • Orange Center ranks #600 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #141 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
  • +29.7% 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, Orange Center's instructional payroll puts 88.6% into regular program , 2.8 points above the state median of 85.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median California district.

Program Orange Center CA median Gap
Regular program 88.6% 85.8% +2.8 pp
Special education 11.4% 10.8% +0.6 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 0628530 · FY2023.

LEAID 0628530 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Orange Center F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -15% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P19 in state RANK-NAT-MID P87 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-TINY 254 students INSTR-LOW 24% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Maxwell FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $93,643 estimated average teacher salary · P19 in California · P87 nationally · 24% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: West (+$8,459est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Orange Center

Salary neighbourhood · Orange Center

Orange Center 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 Orange Center

Orange Center's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$93,643 Top 13% higher than 87% 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. Orange Center $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

Orange Center in California's lower-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Orange Center ranks #600 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #141 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

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Orange Center is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

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

What stands out about Orange Center

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +29.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing California's statewide +25.3% by 4.4 points, a growth rate faster than 70% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 311 to 254 students (18.3% 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.
  • It is a very small district (254 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$93,642.857

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
$83,464

-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 Orange Center

What the Numbers Say About Orange Center

Orange Center is a small school district in California, serving 254 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,941. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $93,643, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0628530 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Orange Center runs materially below the state benchmark, a 15.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (33.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 19% 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, Orange Center reports $6.3M in total expenditure against $8.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 24% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $1.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Orange Center compare?

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

Orange Center $93,643
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Orange Center pays -9.8% less than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $24,941 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, Orange Center sits closest to Maxwell Unified; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is West Park Elementary. 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. Maxwell Unified
  2. Foresthill Union Elementary
  3. Twin Hills Union Elementary
  4. Arena Union Elementary/Point Arena Joint Union High
  5. Nevada City Elementary
  6. Aromas - San Juan Unified
  7. Pollock Pines Elementary
  8. Waukena Joint Union Elementary
  9. Bennett Valley Union Elementary
  10. Penn Valley Union Elementary
  11. Somis Union
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. West Park Elementary
  2. Richgrove Elementary
  3. Lakeside Union Elementary
  4. Seeley Union Elementary
  5. Pixley Union Elementary
  6. Buttonwillow Union Elementary
  7. Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary
  8. Santa Ynez Valley Union High
  9. Pacific Union Elementary
  10. Planada Elementary
  11. Woodville Union Elementary

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Orange Center's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Orange Center: closest on enrollment (254 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($93,643 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

$8.2M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenditure
$1.5M
Instruction Salaries
24% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$1.2M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Orange Center: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% 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. Placed 551 of 645, Orange Center is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. 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.

View all California districts →

Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Julian Union Elementary
$85,143
275 students
Southside Elementary
$76,190
233 students
Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified
$88,722
276 students
Potter Valley Community Unified
$74,103
276 students
Guerneville Elementary
$101,827
231 students
Chualar Union
$90,614
278 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 Orange Center
What is the average teacher salary in Orange Center?

The average teacher salary in Orange Center is $93,643 (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 Orange Center teacher pay compare to the California average?

Orange Center pays 15.3% less than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $93,643.

How does Orange Center teacher pay compare to the national average?

Orange Center pays 33.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $93,643.

What is the per-pupil spending in Orange Center?

Orange Center spends approximately $24,941 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Orange Center's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 24% of Orange Center's total expenditure of $6.3M (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. Orange Center'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.