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School district · Pennsylvania · LEAID 4220040

Reading SD

Reading SD sits in the lowest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,880 (above only 34% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Reading SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$75,880
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$20,420
Per-pupil spending
17,185
Students enrolled
34th
Pct. in PA
$75,880

Reading SD sits in the lowest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,880 (above only 34% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $75,880, above the national average of $70,245, serving 17,185 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Reading SD sits in the lowest third of Pennsylvania districts on estimated teacher pay at $75,880 (above only 34% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 34th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 69th percentile nationally
  • 23% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Pennsylvania ranks #11 of 49 on the salary estimate and #6 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Reading SD ranks #333 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #373 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil
  • +18.9% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$79,826,000 ÷ 1052.00 reported teacher FTE = $75,880

  • Regular program $62,543,000 · 78.3%
  • Special education $15,703,000 · 19.7%
  • Other programs $1,580,000 · 2.0%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Pennsylvania median

Among 520 Pennsylvania districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Reading SD's instructional payroll puts 78.3% into regular program , 3.3 points above the state median of 75.1%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Pennsylvania district.

Program Reading SD PA median Gap
Regular program 78.3% 75.1% +3.3 pp
Special education 19.7% 18.8% +0.8 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp
Other programs 2.0% 3.7% -1.7 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 520 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 4220040 · FY2023.

LEAID 4220040 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Reading SD F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P34 in state RANK-NAT-MID P69 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-LARGE 17.2K students INSTR-LOW 23% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Erie FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $75,880 estimated average teacher salary · P34 in Pennsylvania · P69 nationally · 23% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Erie ($111est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Reading SD

Salary neighbourhood · Reading SD

Reading SD 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).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Reading SD

Reading SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$75,880 Top 31% higher than 69% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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. Reading SD $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

Reading SD in Pennsylvania's lower-third pay band

Same 505 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Reading SD ranks #333 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #373 of 505 by per-pupil spending. Farrell Area SD pay #1 at $144,913 is not Wilkinsburg Borough SD spending #1 at $61,501 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Reading SD is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Wilkinsburg Borough SD leads spending at $61,501 per pupil; Farrell Area SD leads pay.

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

What stands out about Reading SD

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +18.9% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Pennsylvania's statewide +14.1% by 4.8 points, a growth rate faster than 79% of the 469 Pennsylvania districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$75,880.228

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Pennsylvania price level
97.4 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$77,906

+3% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 Reading SD

What the Numbers Say About Reading SD

Reading SD is a mid-sized school district in Pennsylvania, serving 17,185 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $20,420. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $75,880, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4220040 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Reading SD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 7.5% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (8.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 34% of them. Pennsylvania itself ranks #11 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Reading SD reports $350.9M in total expenditure against $377.2M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 23% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $62.5M, special-education teacher pay is $15.7M.

How does Reading SD compare?

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

Reading SD $75,880
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Reading SD pays +2.0% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $20,420 vs $38,060

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 Pennsylvania districts

On pay, Reading SD sits closest to Erie City SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Dallastown Area SD. 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. Erie City SD
  2. Cumberland Valley SD
  3. Avon Grove SD
  4. Harrisburg City SD
  5. Manheim Township SD
  6. Millcreek Township SD
  7. Coatesville Area SD
  8. Butler Area SD
  9. Chambersburg Area SD
  10. Central Dauphin SD
  11. Lebanon SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Dallastown Area SD
  2. Springfield SD
  3. Mt Lebanon SD
  4. South Western SD
  5. Carlisle Area SD
  6. Hempfield SD
  7. Downingtown Area SD
  8. East Penn SD
  9. Nazareth Area SD
  10. Wilkes-Barre Area SD
  11. Red Lion Area SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Reading SD's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Reading SD: closest on enrollment (17,185 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($75,880 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

$377.2M
Total Revenue
$350.9M
Total Expenditure
$79.8M
Instruction Salaries
23% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$62.5M
Regular Program
$15.7M
Special Education
$1.6M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Reading SD: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Pennsylvania Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Pennsylvania districts belongs to Farrell Area SD at $144,913. Reading SD places 326 of 485 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. On BEA's price parity Pennsylvania sits near the national average, so its salaries need less adjustment than most; Vermont and Texas are its nearest price peers.

View all Pennsylvania districts →

Other Pennsylvania Districts

Large-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Central Bucks SD
$105,767
17,482 students
Allentown City SD
$91,580
15,928 students
Pittsburgh SD
$90,730
19,719 students
Downingtown Area SD
$89,523
13,201 students
Bethlehem Area SD
$84,800
12,939 students
North Penn SD
$104,697
12,859 students

This is a sample of 6 from 505 Pennsylvania districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Reading SD
What is the average teacher salary in Reading SD?

The average teacher salary in Reading SD is $75,880 (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 Reading SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Reading SD pays 7.5% less than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $75,880.

How does Reading SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Reading SD pays 8.0% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $75,880.

What is the per-pupil spending in Reading SD?

Reading SD spends approximately $20,420 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Reading SD's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 23% of Reading SD's total expenditure of $350.9M (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. Reading SD'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.