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Portsmouth City Public Schools

Portsmouth City Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,815 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Portsmouth City Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$54,815
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$15,640
Per-pupil spending
13,371
Students enrolled
16th
Pct. in VA
$54,815

Portsmouth City Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,815 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $54,815, below the national average of $70,245, serving 13,371 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Portsmouth City Public Schools sits in the lowest third of Virginia districts on estimated teacher pay at $54,815 (above only 16% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 16th percentile for Virginia
  • 25th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Virginia ranks #33 of 49 on the salary estimate and #10 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Portsmouth City Public Schools ranks #110 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #96 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil
  • +0.8% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 5103000 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Portsmouth City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -13% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P16 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P25 national PPE-MID $16K/pupil ENR-LARGE 13.4K students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Danville FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $54,815 estimated average teacher salary · P16 in Virginia · P25 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Danville (+$267est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Portsmouth City

Salary neighbourhood · Portsmouth City

Portsmouth City trails 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 Portsmouth City

Portsmouth City Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$54,815 25th percentile higher than 25% 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. This district $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

Portsmouth City in Virginia's lower-third pay band

Same 131 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Portsmouth City Public Schools ranks #110 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #96 of 131 by per-pupil spending. Falls Church City Public Schools pay #1 at $96,912 is not Arlington County Public Schools spending #1 at $27,287 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Portsmouth City Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Arlington County Public Schools leads spending at $27,287 per pupil; Falls Church City Public Schools leads pay.

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

What stands out about Portsmouth City Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +0.8% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 16.8 points, a growth rate faster than 3% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Virginia sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$54,815.433

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Virginia price level
101.3 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$54,095

-1% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Portsmouth City Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Portsmouth City Public Schools

Portsmouth City Public Schools is a mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 13,371 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $15,640. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $54,815, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5103000 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Portsmouth City Public Schools runs materially below the state benchmark, a 13.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (22.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 16% of them. Virginia itself ranks #33 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Portsmouth City Public Schools reports $209.1M in total expenditure against $235.2M 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 $38.1M, special-education teacher pay is $10.2M.

How does Portsmouth City Public Schools compare?

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

Portsmouth City Public Schools $54,815
Fairfax County Public Schools $93,966
Virginia avg $63,048
National avg $70,245

Portsmouth City Public Schools pays -41.7% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $15,640 vs $21,040

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 Virginia districts

On pay, Portsmouth City Public Schools sits closest to Danville City Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Henry County Public 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. Danville City Public Schools
  2. Petersburg City Public Schools
  3. Washington County Public Schools
  4. Campbell County Public Schools
  5. Bedford County Public Schools
  6. Halifax County Public Schools
  7. Pittsylvania County Public Schools
  8. Accomack County Public Schools
  9. Henry County Public Schools
  10. Tazewell County Public Schools
  11. Smyth County Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Henry County Public Schools
  2. Fluvanna County Public Schools
  3. Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
  4. Accomack County Public Schools
  5. Carroll County Public Schools
  6. Dinwiddie County Public Schools
  7. Warren County Public Schools
  8. Halifax County Public Schools
  9. Russell County Public Schools
  10. Rockingham County Public Schools
  11. York County Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Portsmouth City Public Schools: closest on enrollment (13,371 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($54,815 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

$235.2M
Total Revenue
$209.1M
Total Expenditure
$66.3M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$38.1M
Regular Program
$10.2M
Special Education
$3.2M
Vocational
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Portsmouth City Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 79% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 21% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Virginia Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Virginia districts belongs to Falls Church City Public Schools at $96,912. Placed 108 of 128, Portsmouth City Public Schools is in the lower quarter, where a state-average comparison flatters the district rather than describing it. On BEA's price parity Virginia sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Colorado and Arizona are its nearest price peers.

View all Virginia districts →

Other Virginia Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Virginia sample (including Portsmouth City). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Suffolk City Public Schools
$69,501
14,490 students
Rockingham County Public Schools
$70,597
11,497 students
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
$66,874
11,375 students
Fauquier County Public Schools
$74,817
10,837 students
Alexandria City Public Schools
$94,225
16,040 students
Augusta County Public Schools
$62,670
10,076 students

This is a sample of 6 from 130 Virginia districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Portsmouth City Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Portsmouth City Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Portsmouth City Public Schools is $54,815 (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 Portsmouth City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?

Portsmouth City Public Schools pays 13.1% less than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $54,815.

How does Portsmouth City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Portsmouth City Public Schools pays 22.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $54,815.

What is the per-pupil spending in Portsmouth City Public Schools?

Portsmouth City Public Schools spends approximately $15,640 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Portsmouth City Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Portsmouth City Public Schools's total expenditure of $209.1M (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. Portsmouth City Public Schools'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.