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School district · Alabama · LEAID 0100195

Pike Road City

Pike Road City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (2,695 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Pike Road City come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$69,574
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$12,230
Per-pupil spending
2,695
Students enrolled
76th
Pct. in AL
$69,574

Pike Road City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (2,695 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $69,574, near the national average of $70,245, serving 2,695 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Pike Road City is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Alabama districts (2,695 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 76th percentile for Alabama
  • 58th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Alabama ranks #21 of 49 on the salary estimate and #22 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Pike Road City ranks #33 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #133 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil
  • +33.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Alabama median

Among 138 Alabama districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Pike Road City's instructional payroll puts 83.6% into regular program , 2.4 points above the state median of 81.2%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Alabama district.

Program Pike Road AL median Gap
Regular program 83.6% 81.2% +2.4 pp
Special education 9.4% 10.2% -0.8 pp
Vocational programs 3.4% 5.5% -2.1 pp
Other programs 3.7% 3.1% +0.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 138 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0100195 · FY2023.

LEAID 0100195 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Pike Road F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P76 in state RANK-NAT-MID P58 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-MID 2,695 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Opelika FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $69,574 estimated average teacher salary · P76 in Alabama · P58 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Montgomery ($90est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Pike Road

Salary neighbourhood · Pike Road

Pike Road 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 Pike Road

Pike Road City's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$69,574 Top 42% higher than 58% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Pike Road City $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

Pike Road in Alabama's upper-third pay band

Same 138 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Pike Road City ranks #33 of 138 Alabama districts by estimated teacher salary and #133 of 138 by per-pupil spending. Limestone County pay #1 at $118,952 is not Lowndes County spending #1 at $30,484 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Pike Road City is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lowndes County leads spending at $30,484 per pupil; Limestone County leads pay.

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

What stands out about Pike Road City

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +33.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Alabama's statewide +18.0% by 15.0 points, a growth rate faster than 94% of the 118 Alabama districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment grew 44.7% here, from 1,863 students in FY2019 to 2,695 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
$69,574.037

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Alabama price level
89.1 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$78,088

+12% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Alabama 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 Alabama 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 Pike Road City

What the Numbers Say About Pike Road City

Pike Road City is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Alabama, serving 2,695 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,230. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $69,574, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0100195 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Alabama statewide average of $68,221, teacher pay in Pike Road City runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.0% gap, and near the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (1.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Alabama, it pays more than 76% of them. Alabama itself ranks #21 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Pike Road City reports $33.0M in total expenditure against $37.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.0M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Pike Road City compare?

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

Pike Road City $69,574
Mobile County $63,845
Alabama avg $68,221
National avg $70,245

Pike Road City pays +9.0% more than Mobile County · per-pupil $12,230 vs $14,922

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 Alabama districts

On pay, Pike Road City sits closest to Opelika City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is St Clair County. 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. Opelika City
  2. Chickasaw City
  3. Macon County
  4. Lowndes County
  5. Gulf Shores City
  6. Gadsden City
  7. Jacksonville City
  8. Tarrant City
  9. Franklin County
  10. Attalla City
  11. Marion County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. St Clair County
  2. Arab City
  3. Attalla City
  4. Enterprise City
  5. Etowah County
  6. Chilton County
  7. Chickasaw City
  8. Oneonta City
  9. Leeds City
  10. Piedmont City
  11. Sylacauga City

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Pike Road City's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Pike Road City: closest on enrollment (2,695 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($69,574 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

$37.1M
Total Revenue
$33.0M
Total Expenditure
$10.6M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.0M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$0.4M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Pike Road City: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 91% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 9% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Alabama Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Alabama districts belongs to Limestone County at $118,952. Pike Road City sits in the upper quarter of that field at 33 of 137, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Iowa and Louisiana are the states closest to Alabama 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 Alabama districts →

Other Alabama Districts

Smaller-district sample from 137 Alabama peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Alexander City
$71,337
2,899 students
Butler County
$67,522
2,900 students
Dallas County
$72,640
2,488 students
Boaz City
$65,467
2,471 students
Gulf Shores City
$69,241
2,450 students
Scottsboro City
$59,480
2,416 students

This is a sample of 6 from 137 Alabama districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pike Road City
What is the average teacher salary in Pike Road City?

The average teacher salary in Pike Road City is $69,574 (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 Pike Road City teacher pay compare to the Alabama average?

Pike Road City pays 2.0% more than the Alabama state average of $68,221. The district's average is $69,574.

How does Pike Road City teacher pay compare to the national average?

Pike Road City pays 1.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $69,574.

What is the per-pupil spending in Pike Road City?

Pike Road City spends approximately $12,230 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Pike Road City's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Pike Road City's total expenditure of $33.0M (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. Pike Road City'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.