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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4218930

Perkiomen Valley SD

Perkiomen Valley SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (5,011 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Perkiomen Valley SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$102,694
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$24,604
Per-pupil spending
5,011
Students enrolled
93rd
Pct. in PA
$102,694

Perkiomen Valley SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (5,011 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $102,694, above the national average of $70,245, serving 5,011 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Perkiomen Valley SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (5,011 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 93rd percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 92nd percentile nationally
  • 31% 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.
  • Perkiomen Valley SD ranks #37 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #158 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
  • +22.6% 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

$38,459,000 ÷ 374.50 reported teacher FTE = $102,694

  • Regular program $28,289,000 · 73.6%
  • Special education $7,750,000 · 20.2%
  • Vocational programs $1,133,000 · 2.9%
  • Other programs $1,287,000 · 3.3%

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 4218930 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Perkiomen Valley F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +25% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P93 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P92 national PPE-HIGH $25K/pupil ENR-MID 5,011 students INSTR-LOW 31% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Quaker FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $102,694 estimated average teacher salary · P93 in Pennsylvania · P92 nationally · 31% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Pennridge (+$511est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Perkiomen Valley

Salary neighbourhood · Perkiomen Valley

Perkiomen Valley 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 Perkiomen Valley

Perkiomen Valley SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$102,694 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. Perkiomen Valley 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

Perkiomen Valley 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 Perkiomen Valley SD ranks #37 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #158 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

Perkiomen Valley 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 Perkiomen Valley SD

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 92% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +22.6% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 8.4 points, a growth rate faster than 89% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 5,448 to 5,011 students (8.0% 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
$102,694.259

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
$105,436

+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 Perkiomen Valley SD

What the Numbers Say About Perkiomen Valley SD

Perkiomen Valley SD is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Pennsylvania, serving 5,011 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $24,604. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $102,694, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4218930 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Perkiomen Valley SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 25.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (46.2% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 93% 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, Perkiomen Valley SD reports $123.3M in total expenditure against $128.3M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 31% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $28.3M, special-education teacher pay is $7.8M.

How does Perkiomen Valley SD compare?

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

Perkiomen Valley SD $102,694
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Perkiomen Valley SD pays +38.0% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $24,604 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, Perkiomen Valley SD sits closest to Quaker Valley SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Quakertown Community 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. Quaker Valley SD
  2. Pennridge SD
  3. Southern Lehigh SD
  4. Wallingford-Swarthmore SD
  5. Unionville-Chadds Ford SD
  6. Wallenpaupack Area SD
  7. Tredyffrin-Easttown SD
  8. Dallastown Area SD
  9. Haverford Township SD
  10. Steel Valley SD
  11. Saucon Valley SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Quakertown Community SD
  2. Wissahickon SD
  3. Loyalsock Township SD
  4. Wallingford-Swarthmore SD
  5. Tredyffrin-Easttown SD
  6. Spring-Ford Area SD
  7. Mechanicsburg Area SD
  8. Pen Argyl Area SD
  9. Bradford Area SD
  10. Armstrong SD
  11. New Brighton Area SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Perkiomen Valley SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Perkiomen Valley SD: closest on enrollment (5,011 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($102,694 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

$128.3M
Total Revenue
$123.3M
Total Expenditure
$38.5M
Instruction Salaries
31% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$28.3M
Regular Program
$7.8M
Special Education
$1.1M
Vocational
$1.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Perkiomen Valley 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. Perkiomen Valley SD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 37 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.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

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

Hempfield Area SD
$92,851
5,182 students
Red Lion Area SD
$83,858
4,832 students
Northampton Area SD
$92,567
5,219 students
Canon-McMillan SD
$82,363
5,268 students
Centennial SD
$105,568
5,283 students
Williamsport Area SD
$82,113
4,703 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 Perkiomen Valley SD
What is the average teacher salary in Perkiomen Valley SD?

The average teacher salary in Perkiomen Valley SD is $102,694 (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 Perkiomen Valley SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Perkiomen Valley SD pays 25.1% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $102,694.

How does Perkiomen Valley SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Perkiomen Valley SD pays 46.2% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $102,694.

What is the per-pupil spending in Perkiomen Valley SD?

Perkiomen Valley SD spends approximately $24,604 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Perkiomen Valley SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 31% of Perkiomen Valley SD's total expenditure of $123.3M (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. Perkiomen Valley 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.