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Pasco School District

Pasco School District spends $18,553 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Washington districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pasco School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$103,077
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$18,553
Per-pupil spending
18,515
Students enrolled
87th
Pct. in WA
$103,077

Pasco School District spends $18,553 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Washington districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $103,077, above the national average of $70,245, serving 18,515 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Pasco School District spends $18,553 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Washington districts with a reliable figure.
  • 87th percentile for Washington
  • 92nd percentile nationally
  • 36% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Washington ranks #6 of 49 on the salary estimate and #12 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Pasco School District ranks #30 of 229 Washington districts by estimated teacher salary and #162 of 229 by per-pupil spending. Lopez School District pay #1 at $132,000 is not Oakville School District spending #1 at $35,103 per pupil
  • +19.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Washington median

Among 289 Washington districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Pasco School District's instructional payroll puts 12.3% into other programs , 5.4 points above the state median of 6.9%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Pasco School WA median Gap
Regular program 72.4% 77.4% -5.1 pp
Special education 9.7% 9.4% +0.3 pp
Vocational programs 5.6% 6.3% -0.7 pp
Other programs 12.3% 6.9% +5.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 289 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5306570 · FY2023.

LEAID 5306570 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pasco School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +16% vs state RANK-ST-MID P87 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P92 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-LARGE 18.5K students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Moses FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $103,077 estimated average teacher salary · P87 in Washington · P92 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Moses ($137est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pasco School

Salary neighbourhood · Pasco School

Pasco School 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
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Pasco School

Pasco School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$103,077 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Pasco School 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

What stands out about Pasco School District

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 92% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.

Washington prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$103,077.477

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Washington price level
108.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$95,116

-8% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Washington 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 Washington 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 Pasco School District

What the Numbers Say About Pasco School District

Pasco School District is a mid-sized school district in Washington, serving 18,515 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,553. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $103,077, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5306570 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Washington statewide average of $88,556, teacher pay in Pasco School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 16.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (46.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Washington, it pays more than 87% of them. Washington itself ranks #6 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Pasco School District reports $343.5M in total expenditure against $350.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 36% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $78.8M, special-education teacher pay is $10.6M.

How does Pasco School District compare?

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

Pasco School District $103,077
Seattle School District No. 1 $111,621
Washington avg $88,556
National avg $70,245

Pasco School District pays -7.7% less than Seattle School District No. 1 · per-pupil $18,553 vs $27,288

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 Washington districts

On pay, Pasco School District sits closest to Moses Lake School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Arlington 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. Moses Lake School District
  2. Central Kitsap School District
  3. Evergreen School District (Clark)
  4. Monroe School District
  5. Puyallup School District
  6. Kent School District
  7. Sumner-Bonney Lake School District
  8. Tumwater School District
  9. Renton School District
  10. Richland School District
  11. Peninsula School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Arlington School District
  2. Puyallup School District
  3. Monroe School District
  4. Battle Ground School District
  5. Sunnyside School District
  6. Tumwater School District
  7. Wenatchee School District
  8. Tahoma School District
  9. Lake Stevens School District
  10. Moses Lake School District
  11. Richland School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Pasco School

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pasco School District: closest on enrollment (18,515 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($103,077 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

$350.0M
Total Revenue
$343.5M
Total Expenditure
$123.4M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$78.8M
Regular Program
$10.6M
Special Education
$6.1M
Vocational
$13.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pasco 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 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Washington Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Washington districts belongs to Everett School District at $123,009. Pasco School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 28 of 191, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Because Washington prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; New York and New Jersey are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other Washington Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Washington sample (including Pasco School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Longview School District
$88,751
6,311 students
Lake Washington School District
$110,467
30,991 students
Eastmont School District
$86,827
6,032 students
Omak School District
$81,764
5,834 students
Highline School District
$107,741
18,048 students
Bellevue School District
$113,250
19,089 students

This is a sample of 6 from 228 Washington districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pasco School District
What is the average teacher salary in Pasco School District?

The average teacher salary in Pasco School District is $103,077 (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 Pasco School District teacher pay compare to the Washington average?

Pasco School District pays 16.4% more than the Washington state average of $88,556. The district's average is $103,077.

How does Pasco School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pasco School District pays 46.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $103,077.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pasco School District?

Pasco School District spends approximately $18,553 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pasco School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Pasco School District's total expenditure of $343.5M (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. Pasco 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.