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School district · Oregon · LEAID 4109630

Phoenix-Talent SD 4

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (2,256 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Phoenix-Talent SD 4 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$71,328
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$19,995
Per-pupil spending
2,256
Students enrolled
68th
Pct. in OR
$71,328

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (2,256 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $71,328, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,256 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Phoenix-Talent SD 4 is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Oregon districts (2,256 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 68th percentile for Oregon
  • 61st percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Oregon ranks #24 of 49 on the salary estimate and #28 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Phoenix-Talent SD 4 ranks #48 of 152 Oregon districts by estimated teacher salary and #67 of 152 by per-pupil spending. Pilot Rock SD 2 pay #1 at $96,623 is not Nestucca Valley SD 101J spending #1 at $40,023 per pupil
  • +48.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Oregon median

Among 183 Oregon districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Phoenix-Talent SD 4's instructional payroll puts 68.6% into regular program , 11.9 points below the state median of 80.5%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Phoenix-Talent SD OR median Gap
Regular program 68.6% 80.5% -11.9 pp
Special education 10.1% 8.9% +1.3 pp
Vocational programs 4.3% 3.6% +0.7 pp
Other programs 17.0% 5.7% +11.3 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 183 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4109630 · FY2023.

LEAID 4109630 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Phoenix-Talent SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +5% vs state RANK-ST-MID P68 in state RANK-NAT-MID P61 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,256 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near McMinnville FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $71,328 estimated average teacher salary · P68 in Oregon · P61 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: McMinnville (+$8est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Phoenix-Talent SD

Salary neighbourhood · Phoenix-Talent SD

Phoenix-Talent SD 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 Phoenix-Talent SD

Phoenix-Talent SD 4's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$71,328 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Phoenix-Talent SD 4 $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 Phoenix-Talent SD 4

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +48.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Oregon's statewide +26.7% by 21.6 points, a growth rate faster than 92% of the 178 Oregon districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,560 to 2,256 students (11.9% 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.

Oregon prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$71,328.05

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Oregon price level
104.8 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$68,053

-5% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Oregon 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 Oregon 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 Phoenix-Talent SD 4

What the Numbers Say About Phoenix-Talent SD 4

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 is a small school district in Oregon, serving 2,256 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,995. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $71,328, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4109630 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Oregon statewide average of $67,954, teacher pay in Phoenix-Talent SD 4 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 5.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.5% differential). Among enrolling districts in Oregon, it pays more than 68% of them. Oregon itself ranks #24 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Phoenix-Talent SD 4 reports $45.1M in total expenditure against $48.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Phoenix-Talent SD 4 compare?

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

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 $71,328
Portland SD 1J $87,749
Oregon avg $67,954
National avg $70,245

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 pays -18.7% less than Portland SD 1J · per-pupil $19,995 vs $30,288

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 Oregon districts

On pay, Phoenix-Talent SD 4 sits closest to McMinnville SD 40; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Lake County SD 7. 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. McMinnville SD 40
  2. Clatskanie SD 6J
  3. Bethel SD 52
  4. Central SD 13J
  5. Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56
  6. Greater Albany Public SD 8J
  7. Banks SD 13
  8. Willamina SD 30J
  9. Seaside SD 10
  10. Mt Angel SD 91
  11. Colton SD 53
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Lake County SD 7
  2. Astoria SD 1
  3. Jefferson SD 14J
  4. Gladstone SD 115
  5. Klamath Falls City Schools
  6. Morrow SD 1
  7. Ontario SD 8C
  8. Redmond SD 2J
  9. Winston-Dillard SD 116
  10. Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7
  11. Harney County SD 3

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Phoenix-Talent SD 4's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Phoenix-Talent SD 4: closest on enrollment (2,256 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($71,328 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

$48.0M
Total Revenue
$45.1M
Total Expenditure
$12.6M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.6M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$1.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Phoenix-Talent SD 4: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 76% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 24% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Oregon Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Oregon districts belongs to David Douglas SD 40 at $92,276. Phoenix-Talent SD 4 places 42 of 126 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because Oregon prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and New Hampshire are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Oregon districts →

Other Oregon Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Oregon peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Jefferson County SD 509J
$66,679
2,787 students
North Marion SD 15
$76,186
1,674 students
North Wasco County SD 21
$74,506
2,841 students
Junction City SD 69
$63,996
1,664 students
Gladstone SD 115
$84,803
1,657 students
Philomath SD 17J
$58,876
1,602 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Oregon districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Phoenix-Talent SD 4
What is the average teacher salary in Phoenix-Talent SD 4?

The average teacher salary in Phoenix-Talent SD 4 is $71,328 (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 Phoenix-Talent SD 4 teacher pay compare to the Oregon average?

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 pays 5.0% more than the Oregon state average of $67,954. The district's average is $71,328.

How does Phoenix-Talent SD 4 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 pays 1.5% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $71,328.

What is the per-pupil spending in Phoenix-Talent SD 4?

Phoenix-Talent SD 4 spends approximately $19,995 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Phoenix-Talent SD 4's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Phoenix-Talent SD 4's total expenditure of $45.1M (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. Phoenix-Talent SD 4'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.