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School district · Texas · LEAID 4834260

Paradise ISD

Paradise ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (1,298 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Paradise ISD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,956
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$15,664
Per-pupil spending
1,298
Students enrolled
76th
Pct. in TX
$55,956

Paradise ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (1,298 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,956, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,298 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Paradise ISD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Texas districts (1,298 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 76th percentile for Texas
  • 28th percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Texas ranks #44 of 49 on the salary estimate and #2 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Paradise ISD ranks #215 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #479 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil
  • +7.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Texas median

Among 1,024 Texas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Paradise ISD's instructional payroll puts 79.4% into regular program , 4.0 points above the state median of 75.4%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Texas district.

Program Paradise ISD TX median Gap
Regular program 79.4% 75.4% +4.0 pp
Special education 5.8% 8.1% -2.3 pp
Vocational programs 10.3% 7.0% +3.2 pp
Other programs 4.5% 8.3% -3.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 1,024 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4834260 · FY2023.

LEAID 4834260 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Paradise ISD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +9% vs state RANK-ST-MID P76 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P28 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,298 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Bandera FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,956 estimated average teacher salary · P76 in Texas · P28 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Spring (+$481est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Paradise ISD

Salary neighbourhood · Paradise ISD

Paradise ISD 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 Paradise ISD

Paradise ISD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,956 28th percentile higher than 28% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $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. Paradise ISD $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

Paradise ISD in Texas's lower-third pay band

Same 888 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Paradise ISD ranks #215 of 888 Texas districts by estimated teacher salary and #479 of 888 by per-pupil spending. Huntington ISD pay #1 at $96,219 is not Palacios ISD spending #1 at $62,904 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Paradise ISD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Palacios ISD leads spending at $62,904 per pupil; Huntington ISD leads pay.

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

Texas sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$55,955.517

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Texas price level
97.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$57,603

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Texas 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 Texas 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 Paradise ISD

What the Numbers Say About Paradise ISD

Paradise ISD is a small school district in Texas, serving 1,298 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,664. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,956, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4834260 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Texas statewide average of $51,478, teacher pay in Paradise ISD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 8.7% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Texas, it pays more than 76% of them. Texas itself ranks #44 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Paradise ISD reports $20.3M in total expenditure against $19.0M 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 $4.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.3M.

How does Paradise ISD compare?

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

Paradise ISD $55,956
Houston ISD $60,017
Texas avg $51,478
National avg $70,245

Paradise ISD pays -6.8% less than Houston ISD · per-pupil $15,664 vs $16,112

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 Texas districts

On pay, Paradise ISD sits closest to Bandera ISD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Moody ISD. 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. Bandera ISD
  2. Onalaska ISD
  3. Crockett ISD
  4. Ingram ISD
  5. Huffman ISD
  6. Sudan ISD
  7. Blue Ridge ISD
  8. Overton ISD
  9. Bosqueville ISD
  10. El Campo ISD
  11. Thrall ISD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Moody ISD
  2. Bland ISD
  3. Diboll ISD
  4. Sonora ISD
  5. Cisco ISD
  6. Hidalgo ISD
  7. Nocona ISD
  8. Mercedes ISD
  9. Hamilton ISD
  10. Queen City ISD
  11. Kennedale ISD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Paradise ISD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Paradise ISD: closest on enrollment (1,298 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,956 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

$19.0M
Total Revenue
$20.3M
Total Expenditure
$6.7M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$4.6M
Regular Program
$0.3M
Special Education
$0.6M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Paradise ISD: 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.

Texas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Texas districts belongs to Huntington ISD at $96,219. Paradise ISD places 202 of 708 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Texas sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Pennsylvania are its nearest price peers.

View all Texas districts →

Other Texas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 902 Texas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Crockett ISD
$55,901
1,203 students
Littlefield ISD
$42,436
1,203 students
Lyford CISD
$50,304
1,396 students
Trinity ISD
$38,784
1,200 students
Elkhart ISD
$43,895
1,194 students
Grandview ISD
$53,798
1,403 students

This is a sample of 6 from 902 Texas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise ISD
What is the average teacher salary in Paradise ISD?

The average teacher salary in Paradise ISD is $55,956 (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 Paradise ISD teacher pay compare to the Texas average?

Paradise ISD pays 8.7% more than the Texas state average of $51,478. The district's average is $55,956.

How does Paradise ISD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Paradise ISD pays 20.3% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,956.

What is the per-pupil spending in Paradise ISD?

Paradise ISD spends approximately $15,664 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Paradise ISD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Paradise ISD's total expenditure of $20.3M (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. Paradise ISD'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.