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Peters Township SD

Peters Township SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (3,930 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Peters Township SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$100,393
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$19,332
Per-pupil spending
3,930
Students enrolled
90th
Pct. in PA
$100,393

Peters Township SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (3,930 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $100,393, above the national average of $70,245, serving 3,930 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Peters Township SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (3,930 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 90th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 91st percentile nationally
  • 34% 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.
  • Peters Township SD ranks #49 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #432 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
  • +17.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Peters Township SD's instructional payroll puts 82.0% into regular program , 6.9 points above the state median of 75.1%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Pennsylvania district.

Program Peters Township PA median Gap
Regular program 82.0% 75.1% +6.9 pp
Special education 14.2% 18.8% -4.7 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp
Other programs 3.9% 3.7% +0.2 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4218960 · FY2023.

LEAID 4218960 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Peters Township F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +22% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P90 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P91 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-MID 3,930 students INSTR-LOW 34% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Gateway FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $100,393 estimated average teacher salary · P90 in Pennsylvania · P91 nationally · 34% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: State (+$283est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Peters Township

Salary neighbourhood · Peters Township

Peters Township 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 Peters Township

Peters Township SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$100,393 Top 9% higher than 91% 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. Peters Township 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

Peters Township 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 Peters Township SD ranks #49 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #432 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

Peters Township 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 Peters Township SD

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 91% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +17.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 3.2 points, a growth rate faster than 71% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$100,393.314

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
$103,073

+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 Peters Township SD

What the Numbers Say About Peters Township SD

Peters Township SD is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Pennsylvania, serving 3,930 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,332. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $100,393, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4218960 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Peters Township SD runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 22.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (42.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 90% 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, Peters Township SD reports $76.0M in total expenditure against $81.6M 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 $20.9M, special-education teacher pay is $3.6M.

How does Peters Township SD compare?

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

Peters Township SD $100,393
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Peters Township SD pays +34.9% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $19,332 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, Peters Township SD sits closest to Gateway SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Central Cambria 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. Gateway SD
  2. State College Area SD
  3. Salisbury Township SD
  4. Carlynton SD
  5. Radnor Township SD
  6. Shikellamy SD
  7. Stroudsburg Area SD
  8. Saucon Valley SD
  9. Great Valley SD
  10. Western Wayne SD
  11. Steel Valley SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Central Cambria SD
  2. Shikellamy SD
  3. Fort LeBoeuf SD
  4. Everett Area SD
  5. Franklin Regional SD
  6. Conewago Valley SD
  7. Butler Area SD
  8. Dallas SD
  9. Riverside SD
  10. Kiski Area SD
  11. Central Dauphin SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Peters Township SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Peters Township SD: closest on enrollment (3,930 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($100,393 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

$81.6M
Total Revenue
$76.0M
Total Expenditure
$25.5M
Instruction Salaries
34% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$20.9M
Regular Program
$3.6M
Special Education
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Peters Township SD: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. 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. Peters Township SD sits in the upper quarter of that field at 49 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.

Pleasant Valley SD
$90,594
4,117 students
Governor Mifflin SD
$86,413
4,118 students
Southeast Delco SD
$90,443
4,125 students
Connellsville Area SD
$87,615
3,732 students
Rose Tree Media SD
$108,613
4,140 students
Fox Chapel Area SD
$116,976
4,149 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 Peters Township SD
What is the average teacher salary in Peters Township SD?

The average teacher salary in Peters Township SD is $100,393 (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 Peters Township SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Peters Township SD pays 22.3% more than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $100,393.

How does Peters Township SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Peters Township SD pays 42.9% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $100,393.

What is the per-pupil spending in Peters Township SD?

Peters Township SD spends approximately $19,332 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Peters Township SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 34% of Peters Township SD's total expenditure of $76.0M (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. Peters Township 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.