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Perry County

Perry County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (1,069 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Perry County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$56,602
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$15,444
Per-pupil spending
1,069
Students enrolled
45th
Pct. in TN
$56,602

Perry County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (1,069 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $56,602, below the national average of $70,245, serving 1,069 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Perry County is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Tennessee districts (1,069 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 45th percentile for Tennessee
  • 29th percentile nationally
  • 34% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Tennessee ranks #38 of 49 on the salary estimate and #13 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Perry County ranks #76 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil
  • +7.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Tennessee median

Among 141 Tennessee districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Perry County's instructional payroll puts 78.6% into regular program , 5.5 points below the state median of 84.1%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Perry County TN median Gap
Regular program 78.6% 84.1% -5.5 pp
Special education 12.6% 10.0% +2.6 pp
Vocational programs 7.7% 5.0% +2.8 pp
Other programs 1.1% 0.4% +0.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 141 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4703390 · FY2023.

LEAID 4703390 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Perry County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P45 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P29 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,069 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Wayne FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $56,602 estimated average teacher salary · P45 in Tennessee · P29 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Hawkins ($249est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Perry County

Salary neighbourhood · Perry County

Perry County sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (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 Perry County

Perry County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$56,602 29th percentile higher than 29% 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. Perry County $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

Perry County in Tennessee's lower-third pay band

Same 139 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Perry County ranks #76 of 139 Tennessee districts by estimated teacher salary and #15 of 139 by per-pupil spending. Achievement School District pay #1 at $82,057 is not Franklin SSD spending #1 at $24,604 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Perry County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Franklin SSD leads spending at $24,604 per pupil; Achievement School District leads pay.

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

What stands out about Perry County

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +7.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Tennessee's statewide +12.8% by 5.3 points, a growth rate faster than 17% of the 141 Tennessee districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$56,601.918

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Tennessee price level
92.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$61,461

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Tennessee run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

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 Tennessee 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 Perry County

What the Numbers Say About Perry County

Perry County is a small school district in Tennessee, serving 1,069 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,444. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $56,602, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4703390 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Tennessee statewide average of $57,941, teacher pay in Perry County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Tennessee, it pays more than 45% of them. Tennessee itself ranks #38 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Perry County reports $16.5M in total expenditure against $17.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 34% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.6M.

How does Perry County compare?

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

Perry County $56,602
Memphis-Shelby County Schools $58,671
Tennessee avg $57,941
National avg $70,245

Perry County pays -3.5% less than Memphis-Shelby County Schools · per-pupil $15,444 vs $16,050

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 Tennessee districts

On pay, Perry County sits closest to Wayne County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Humboldt City Schools. 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. Wayne County
  2. Henderson County
  3. DeKalb County
  4. Cannon County
  5. Rhea County
  6. Chester County
  7. Bells
  8. Clinton
  9. Houston County
  10. Stewart County
  11. Lauderdale County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Humboldt City Schools
  2. Tullahoma
  3. Newport
  4. Alcoa
  5. Hancock County
  6. Greeneville
  7. Clay County
  8. Manchester
  9. Moore County
  10. Bledsoe County
  11. Humphreys County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Perry County's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Perry County: closest on enrollment (1,069 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($56,602 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

$17.1M
Total Revenue
$16.5M
Total Expenditure
$5.6M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$0.6M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.1M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Perry County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Tennessee Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Tennessee districts belongs to Achievement School District at $82,057. Perry County places 74 of 137 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Indiana and Idaho are the states closest to Tennessee on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Tennessee districts →

Other Tennessee Districts

Smaller-district sample from 138 Tennessee peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Manchester
$64,660
1,583 students
Paris
$59,855
1,585 students
Bledsoe County
$57,495
1,654 students
Lewis County
$54,222
1,698 students
Bells
$56,824
399 students
Meigs County
$61,053
1,751 students

This is a sample of 6 from 138 Tennessee districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Perry County
What is the average teacher salary in Perry County?

The average teacher salary in Perry County is $56,602 (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 Perry County teacher pay compare to the Tennessee average?

Perry County pays 2.3% less than the Tennessee state average of $57,941. The district's average is $56,602.

How does Perry County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Perry County pays 19.4% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $56,602.

What is the per-pupil spending in Perry County?

Perry County spends approximately $15,444 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Perry County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Perry County's total expenditure of $16.5M (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. Perry County'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.