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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4218360

Palmerton Area SD

Palmerton Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,631 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Palmerton Area SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$74,750
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$23,395
Per-pupil spending
1,631
Students enrolled
31st
Pct. in PA
$74,750

Palmerton Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,631 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $74,750, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,631 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Palmerton Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (1,631 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 31st percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 67th 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.
  • Palmerton Area SD ranks #349 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #218 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
  • +20.3% 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

$10,252,000 ÷ 137.15 reported teacher FTE = $74,750

  • Regular program $7,869,000 · 76.8%
  • Special education $1,730,000 · 16.9%
  • Vocational programs $206,000 · 2.0%
  • Other programs $447,000 · 4.4%

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.

LEAID 4218360 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Palmerton Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -9% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P31 in state RANK-NAT-MID P67 national PPE-HIGH $23K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,631 students INSTR-LOW 27% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Warren FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $74,750 estimated average teacher salary · P31 in Pennsylvania · P67 nationally · 27% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Philadelphia ($330est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Palmerton Area

Salary neighbourhood · Palmerton Area

Palmerton Area 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 Palmerton Area

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

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$74,750 Top 33% higher than 67% 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. Palmerton 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

Palmerton Area in Pennsylvania's lower-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 Palmerton Area SD ranks #349 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #218 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

Palmerton 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 Palmerton Area SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +20.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 6.1 points, a growth rate faster than 83% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 1,724 to 1,631 students (5.4% 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.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$74,750.273

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
$76,746

+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 Palmerton Area SD

What the Numbers Say About Palmerton Area SD

Palmerton Area SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 1,631 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $23,395. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $74,750, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4218360 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Palmerton Area SD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (6.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 31% 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, Palmerton Area SD reports $38.2M in total expenditure against $39.7M 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 $7.9M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Palmerton 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.

Palmerton Area SD $74,750
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Palmerton Area SD pays +0.4% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $23,395 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, Palmerton Area SD sits closest to Warren County SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Keystone Oaks 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. Warren County SD
  2. South Middleton SD
  3. Harrisburg City SD
  4. Philipsburg-Osceola Area SD
  5. Clarion-Limestone Area SD
  6. Dunmore SD
  7. Mifflinburg Area SD
  8. McGuffey SD
  9. Southern Columbia Area SD
  10. Northern Tioga SD
  11. Bermudian Springs SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Keystone Oaks SD
  2. Lewisburg Area SD
  3. Schuylkill Valley SD
  4. Northeastern York SD
  5. Northampton Area SD
  6. Benton Area SD
  7. Wattsburg Area SD
  8. Upper Dauphin Area SD
  9. Lebanon SD
  10. Deer Lakes SD
  11. Bald Eagle Area SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Palmerton Area SD: closest on enrollment (1,631 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($74,750 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

$39.7M
Total Revenue
$38.2M
Total Expenditure
$10.3M
Instruction Salaries
27% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.9M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Palmerton 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. Palmerton Area SD places 341 of 485 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

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

Lake-Lehman SD
$85,347
1,573 students
Northern Lehigh SD
$86,606
1,564 students
Southern Tioga SD
$67,041
1,702 students
Bedford Area SD
$70,636
1,705 students
Montoursville Area SD
$80,787
1,709 students
Carbondale Area SD
$64,555
1,551 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 Palmerton Area SD
What is the average teacher salary in Palmerton Area SD?

The average teacher salary in Palmerton Area SD is $74,750 (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 Palmerton Area SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Palmerton Area SD pays 8.9% less than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $74,750.

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

Palmerton Area SD pays 6.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $74,750.

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

Palmerton Area SD spends approximately $23,395 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 27% of Palmerton Area SD's total expenditure of $38.2M (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. Palmerton 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.