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Pickerington Local

Pickerington Local sits in the highest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $108,872 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pickerington Local come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$108,872
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$15,060
Per-pupil spending
11,362
Students enrolled
97th
Pct. in OH
$108,872

Pickerington Local sits in the highest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $108,872 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $108,872, above the national average of $70,245, serving 11,362 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Pickerington Local sits in the highest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $108,872 (above 97% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 97th percentile for Ohio
  • 94th percentile nationally
  • 36% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Pickerington Local ranks #18 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #476 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +10.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3904689 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pickerington Local F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +35% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P97 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P94 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-LARGE 11.4K students INSTR-MID 36% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Brecksville-Broadview FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $108,872 estimated average teacher salary · P97 in Ohio · P94 nationally · 36% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Olentangy ($1,258est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pickerington Local

Salary neighbourhood · Pickerington Local

Pickerington Local 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 Pickerington Local

Pickerington Local's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$108,872 Top 6% higher than 94% 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. Pickerington Local $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

Pickerington Local in Ohio's upper-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Pickerington Local ranks #18 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #476 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Pickerington Local is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

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

What stands out about Pickerington Local

  • It ranks in the top 10% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 94% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +10.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 8.9 points, a growth rate faster than 15% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 6.6% here, from 10,663 students in FY2019 to 11,362 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$108,871.975

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$118,464

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Pickerington Local

What the Numbers Say About Pickerington Local

Pickerington Local is a mid-sized school district in Ohio, serving 11,362 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,060. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $108,872, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904689 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Pickerington Local runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 35.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (55.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 97% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Pickerington Local reports $171.1M in total expenditure against $174.0M 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 $43.9M, special-education teacher pay is $11.7M.

How does Pickerington Local compare?

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

Pickerington Local $108,872
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Pickerington Local pays +21.6% more than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $15,060 vs $24,812

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 Ohio districts

On pay, Pickerington Local sits closest to Brecksville-Broadview Heights City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Northwest Local. 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. Brecksville-Broadview Heights City
  2. South Euclid-Lyndhurst City
  3. Solon City
  4. Olentangy Local
  5. Medina City SD
  6. Centerville City
  7. North Olmsted City
  8. Mason City
  9. Loveland City
  10. Mayfield City
  11. Twinsburg City
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Northwest Local
  2. Mad River Local
  3. Southwest Licking Local
  4. Hamilton City
  5. New Philadelphia City
  6. Brunswick City
  7. Wadsworth City
  8. Mount Vernon City
  9. Mason City
  10. Loveland City
  11. Tri-Valley Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pickerington Local's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pickerington Local: closest on enrollment (11,362 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($108,872 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

$174.0M
Total Revenue
$171.1M
Total Expenditure
$61.8M
Instruction Salaries
36% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$43.9M
Regular Program
$11.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Pickerington Local: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Pickerington Local sits in the upper quarter of that field at 18 of 605, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio 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 Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Large-district sample from 648 Ohio peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Princeton City
$90,804
5,909 students
Newark City
$91,791
5,907 students
Huber Heights City
$95,905
5,903 students
Elyria City Schools
$91,753
5,804 students
Strongsville City
$95,460
5,695 students
Sycamore Community City
$96,327
5,684 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pickerington Local
What is the average teacher salary in Pickerington Local?

The average teacher salary in Pickerington Local is $108,872 (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 Pickerington Local teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Pickerington Local pays 35.3% more than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $108,872.

How does Pickerington Local teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pickerington Local pays 55.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $108,872.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pickerington Local?

Pickerington Local spends approximately $15,060 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pickerington Local's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 36% of Pickerington Local's total expenditure of $171.1M (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. Pickerington Local'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.