School district · Virginia · LEAID 5103180
Radford City Public Schools
Radford City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (3,690 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Radford City Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).
- $61,813
- Est. avg teacher salary
- $10,941
- Per-pupil spending
- 3,690
- Students enrolled
- 50th
- Pct. in VA
Near benchmark
Radford City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (3,690 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $61,813, below the national average of $70,245, serving 3,690 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).
- Smaller enrollment scale: Radford City Public Schools is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Virginia districts (3,690 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
- 50th percentile for Virginia
- 41st percentile nationally
- 22% 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.
- Radford City Public Schools ranks #66 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #131 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
- -50.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)
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Instructional payroll mix vs Virginia median
Among 131 Virginia districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Radford City Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 80.2% into regular program , 6.4 points above the state median of 73.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Virginia district.
| Program | Radford City | VA median | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular program | 80.2% | 73.8% | +6.4 pp |
| Special education | 13.9% | 18.3% | -4.4 pp |
| Vocational programs | 5.9% | 6.1% | -0.1 pp |
| Other programs | 0.0% | 0.8% | -0.8 pp |
Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 131 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 5103180 · FY2023.
LEAID 5103180 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023
Radford City F-33 compensation desk
FY2023: $61,813 estimated average teacher salary · P50 in Virginia · P41 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Franklin (+$193est. salary).
Salary neighbourhood chart for Radford City
Salary neighbourhood · Radford City
Radford City sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).
- Campbell · low pole
Campbell · low pole
$53,897 est. salary
- Radford
Radford · this district
$61,813 est. salary
- Franklin · near
Franklin · near
$62,006 est. salary
- Montgomery · near
Montgomery · near
$62,197 est. salary
- Augusta · near
Augusta · near
$62,670 est. salary
- Arlington · top pay
Arlington · top pay
$95,205 est. salary
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Radford City
Radford City Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district
NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only
$61,813 41st percentile higher than 41% of 10,684 US districts
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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
Radford 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)
- Falls Church City Public Schools
Falls Church City Public Schools
$96,912 est. avg salary
- Arlington County Public Schools
Arlington County Public Schools
$95,205 est. avg salary
- Radford City Public Schools
Radford City Public Schools
$61,813 est. avg salary
What this shows Radford City Public Schools ranks #66 of 131 Virginia districts by estimated teacher salary and #131 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
The same districts by per-pupil spending
Radford City Public Schools is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar
- Arlington County Public Schools
Arlington County Public Schools
$27,287 per pupil
- Falls Church City Public Schools
Falls Church City Public Schools
$25,176 per pupil
- Radford City Public Schools
Radford City Public Schools
$10,941 per pupil
What this shows Arlington County Public Schools leads spending at $27,287 per pupil; Falls Church City Public Schools leads pay.
What stands out about Radford City Public Schools
- Estimated teacher pay here moved -50.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Virginia's statewide +17.6% by 68.1 points, a growth rate faster than 0% of the 129 Virginia districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
- Enrolment grew 124.2% here, from 1,646 students in FY2019 to 3,690 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.
Virginia sits close to national prices
- Nominal district estimate
- $61,812.766
- Virginia price level
- 101.3 / 100
- National-price equivalent
- $61,001
The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.
BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.
-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 Radford City Public Schools
What the Numbers Say About Radford City Public Schools
Radford City Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Virginia, serving 3,690 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $10,941. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $61,813, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 5103180 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.
Relative to the Virginia statewide average of $63,048, teacher pay in Radford City Public Schools runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 2.0% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (12.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Virginia, it pays more than 50% 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, Radford City Public Schools reports $40.4M in total expenditure against $40.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $5.8M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.
How does Radford 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.
Radford City Public Schools pays -34.2% less than Fairfax County Public Schools · per-pupil $10,941 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, Radford City Public Schools sits closest to Warren County Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Giles 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.
- Warren County Public Schools
- Franklin County Public Schools
- Scott County Public Schools
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- Orange County Public Schools
- Bristol City Public Schools
- Essex County Public Schools
- King William County Public Schools
- Madison County Public Schools
- Greene County Public Schools
- Augusta County Public Schools
- Giles County Public Schools
- King George County Public Schools
- Caroline County Public Schools
- Powhatan County Public Schools
- Botetourt County Public Schools
- Tazewell County Public Schools
- Appomattox County Public Schools
- New Kent County Public Schools
- Culpeper County Public Schools
- Orange County Public Schools
- Isle of Wight County Public Schools
Similar estimated teacher pay
Similar per-pupil investment
- Giles County Public Schools$12,955 per pupil+18.4% versus this district · $56,907 estimated salary
- King George County Public Schools$12,958 per pupil+18.4% versus this district · $65,007 estimated salary
- Caroline County Public Schools$13,769 per pupil+25.8% versus this district · $57,498 estimated salary
Out-of-state districts near Radford City Public Schools's smaller enrollment
Two out-of-state peer sets for Radford City Public Schools: closest on enrollment (3,690 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($61,813 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
Instructional Salary by Program
The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Radford City Public Schools: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% 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. Radford City Public Schools places 65 of 128 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. 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.
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Smaller-district sample from 130 Virginia peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.
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 Radford City Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Radford City Public Schools?
The average teacher salary in Radford City Public Schools is $61,813 (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 Radford City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Virginia average?
Radford City Public Schools pays 2.0% less than the Virginia state average of $63,048. The district's average is $61,813.
How does Radford City Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?
Radford City Public Schools pays 12.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $61,813.
What is the per-pupil spending in Radford City Public Schools?
Radford City Public Schools spends approximately $10,941 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.
What percentage of Radford City Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?
Instructional salaries account for 22% of Radford City Public Schools's total expenditure of $40.4M (NCES FY2023).
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