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School district · California · LEAID 0631860

Ravenswood City Elementary

Ravenswood City Elementary is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (1,467 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ravenswood City Elementary come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$121,516
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$54,569
Per-pupil spending
1,467
Students enrolled
75th
Pct. in CA
$121,516

Ravenswood City Elementary is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (1,467 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $121,516, above the national average of $70,245, serving 1,467 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Ravenswood City Elementary is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable California districts (1,467 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 75th percentile for California
  • 97th percentile nationally
  • 17% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • California ranks #2 of 49 on the salary estimate and #1 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Ravenswood City Elementary ranks #173 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil
  • +62.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs California median

Among 954 California districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Ravenswood City Elementary's instructional payroll puts 88.1% into regular program , 2.3 points above the state median of 85.8%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median California district.

Program Ravenswood City CA median Gap
Regular program 88.1% 85.8% +2.3 pp
Special education 11.9% 10.8% +1.1 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 954 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0631860 · FY2023.

LEAID 0631860 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ravenswood City F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-ABOVE +10% vs state RANK-ST-MID P75 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P97 national PPE-HIGH $55K/pupil ENR-SMALL 1,467 students INSTR-LOW 17% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Cambrian FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $121,516 estimated average teacher salary · P75 in California · P97 nationally · 17% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Capistrano ($337est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ravenswood City

Salary neighbourhood · Ravenswood City

Ravenswood City 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 Ravenswood City

Ravenswood City Elementary's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$121,516 Top 3% higher than 97% 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%). Below this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Below this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Ravenswood City Elementary $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

Ravenswood City in California's upper-third pay band

Same 750 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Ravenswood City Elementary ranks #173 of 750 California districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 of 750 by per-pupil spending. Calaveras County Office of Education pay #1 at $178,519 is not Beverly Hills Unified spending #1 at $61,843 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Ravenswood City Elementary is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Beverly Hills Unified leads spending at $61,843 per pupil; Calaveras County Office of Education leads pay.

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

What stands out about Ravenswood City Elementary

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 97% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +62.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing California's statewide +25.3% by 37.6 points, a growth rate faster than 98% of the 856 California districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 2,380 to 1,467 students (38.4% 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.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $54,569 is among the highest in the nation.

California prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$121,516.114

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

California price level
112.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$108,308

-11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in California 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 California 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 Ravenswood City Elementary

What the Numbers Say About Ravenswood City Elementary

Ravenswood City Elementary is a small school district in California, serving 1,467 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $54,569. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $121,516, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0631860 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the California statewide average of $110,546, teacher pay in Ravenswood City Elementary runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 9.9% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (73.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in California, it pays more than 75% of them. California itself ranks #2 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Ravenswood City Elementary reports $80.1M in total expenditure against $72.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 17% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $9.4M, special-education teacher pay is $1.3M.

How does Ravenswood City Elementary compare?

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

Ravenswood City Elementary $121,516
Los Angeles Unified $103,820
California avg $110,546
National avg $70,245

Ravenswood City Elementary pays +17.0% more than Los Angeles Unified · per-pupil $54,569 vs $26,962

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 California districts

On pay, Ravenswood City Elementary sits closest to Cambrian; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Paradise Unified. 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. Cambrian
  2. Ocean View
  3. North Monterey County Unified
  4. Kings River Union Elementary
  5. Miller Creek Elementary
  6. Luther Burbank
  7. Banning Unified
  8. Reed Union Elementary
  9. Nuview Union
  10. Nevada Joint Union High
  11. Richgrove Elementary
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Paradise Unified
  2. Brisbane Elementary
  3. Mount Pleasant Elementary
  4. Las Lomitas Elementary
  5. Calaveras County Office of Education
  6. Mendocino Unified
  7. Beverly Hills Unified
  8. Lawndale Elementary
  9. Shoreline Unified
  10. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High
  11. Nevada County Office of Education

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Ravenswood City Elementary's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ravenswood City Elementary: closest on enrollment (1,467 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($121,516 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

$72.7M
Total Revenue
$80.1M
Total Expenditure
$13.9M
Instruction Salaries
17% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$9.4M
Regular Program
$1.3M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Ravenswood City Elementary: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 77% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 23% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

California Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized California districts belongs to San Bernardino County Office of Education at $178,265. Ravenswood City Elementary places 173 of 644 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Because California prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; District of Columbia and Hawaii are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

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Other California Districts

Smaller-district sample from 776 California peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Bellevue Union
$101,823
1,586 students
Grass Valley Elementary
$98,945
1,601 students
Sierra Unified
$98,231
1,319 students
Anderson Union High
$89,202
1,621 students
Cloverdale Unified
$94,778
1,311 students
Saratoga Union Elementary
$146,984
1,625 students

This is a sample of 6 from 776 California districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ravenswood City Elementary
What is the average teacher salary in Ravenswood City Elementary?

The average teacher salary in Ravenswood City Elementary is $121,516 (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 Ravenswood City Elementary teacher pay compare to the California average?

Ravenswood City Elementary pays 9.9% more than the California state average of $110,546. The district's average is $121,516.

How does Ravenswood City Elementary teacher pay compare to the national average?

Ravenswood City Elementary pays 73.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $121,516.

What is the per-pupil spending in Ravenswood City Elementary?

Ravenswood City Elementary spends approximately $54,569 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Ravenswood City Elementary's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 17% of Ravenswood City Elementary's total expenditure of $80.1M (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. Ravenswood City Elementary'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.