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Regional School District 09

Regional School District 09 sits in the highest third of Connecticut districts on estimated teacher pay at $127,454 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Regional School District 09 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$127,454
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$38,542
Per-pupil spending
768
Students enrolled
99th
Pct. in CT
$127,454

Regional School District 09 sits in the highest third of Connecticut districts on estimated teacher pay at $127,454 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $127,454, above the national average of $70,245, serving 768 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Upper-third pay in state: Regional School District 09 sits in the highest third of Connecticut districts on estimated teacher pay at $127,454 (above 99% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 99th percentile for Connecticut
  • 98th percentile nationally
  • 33% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Connecticut ranks #8 of 49 on the salary estimate and #31 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Regional School District 09 ranks #1 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil

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Instructional payroll mix vs Connecticut median

Among 171 Connecticut districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Regional School District 09's instructional payroll puts 2.7% into other programs , 5.0 points below the state median of 7.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Regional School CT median Gap
Regular program 77.1% 75.1% +2.0 pp
Special education 20.2% 16.3% +3.9 pp
Other programs 2.7% 7.7% -5.0 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0903780 · FY2023.

LEAID 0903780 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Regional School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +48% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P99 in state RANK-NAT-TOP P98 national PPE-HIGH $39K/pupil ENR-SMALL 768 students INSTR-LOW 33% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Redding FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $127,454 estimated average teacher salary · P99 in Connecticut · P98 nationally · 33% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: New ($20,099est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Regional School

Salary neighbourhood · Regional School

Regional School 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 Regional School

Regional School District 09's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$127,454 Top 2% higher than 98% 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. Regional School District 09 $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

Regional School in Connecticut's upper-third pay band

Same 151 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Regional School District 09 ranks #1 of 151 Connecticut districts by estimated teacher salary and #11 of 151 by per-pupil spending. Regional School District 09 pay #1 at $127,454 is not Winchester School District spending #1 at $51,510 per pupil

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

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Regional School District 09 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Winchester School District leads spending at $51,510 per pupil; Regional School District 09 leads pay.

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

What stands out about Regional School District 09

  • It ranks in the top 5% of US districts for estimated teacher pay, higher than 98% of the 10,684 reliable-salary districts nationally.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $38,542 is among the highest in the nation.

Connecticut prices absorb part of this salary

Nominal district estimate
$127,454.491

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Connecticut price level
104.2 / 100

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

National-price equivalent
$122,316

-4% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Connecticut 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 Connecticut 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 Regional School District 09

What the Numbers Say About Regional School District 09

Regional School District 09 is a small school district in Connecticut, serving 768 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $38,542. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $127,454, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0903780 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Connecticut statewide average of $86,015, teacher pay in Regional School District 09 runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 48.2% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (81.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Connecticut, it pays more than 99% of them. Connecticut itself ranks #8 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Regional School District 09 reports $29.6M in total expenditure against $31.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 33% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $6.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.7M.

How does Regional School District 09 compare?

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

Regional School District 09 $127,454
Bridgeport School District $75,369
Connecticut avg $86,015
National avg $70,245

Regional School District 09 pays +69.1% more than Bridgeport School District · per-pupil $38,542 vs $24,161

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 Connecticut districts

On pay, Regional School District 09 sits closest to Redding School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Westbrook School District. 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. Redding School District
  2. Sherman School District
  3. East Windsor School District
  4. Weston School District
  5. Waterford School District
  6. Avon School District
  7. Easton School District
  8. Salisbury School District
  9. Regional School District 19
  10. East Hampton School District
  11. Ansonia School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Westbrook School District
  2. Preston School District
  3. Bloomfield School District
  4. Brookfield School District
  5. Sherman School District
  6. Regional School District 12
  7. Regional School District 11
  8. Redding School District
  9. Voluntown School District
  10. East Windsor School District
  11. Regional School District 13

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Regional School District 09's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Regional School District 09: closest on enrollment (768 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($127,454 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

$31.0M
Total Revenue
$29.6M
Total Expenditure
$9.9M
Instruction Salaries
33% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$6.6M
Regular Program
$1.7M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Regional School District 09: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 87% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 13% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Connecticut Teacher Pay Overview

No comparably sized Connecticut district reports a higher average than Regional School District 09, so this page is the state's ceiling rather than a point on the way to it. Only the state ceiling itself: among the 131 districts of comparable size, Regional School District 09 is paid at the very top of the state, and the state average sits well below it. Because Connecticut prices run above the national average, this salary is worth less than the same number elsewhere; Maryland and Florida are the states it can be compared with directly on BEA's price parity.

View all Connecticut districts →

Other Connecticut Districts

Smaller-district sample from 153 Connecticut peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Willington School District
$75,852
398 students
Salem School District
$81,690
397 students
Area Cooperative Educational Services
$66,854
1,139 students
Putnam School District
$72,822
1,159 students
Pomfret School District
$80,455
370 students
Ashford School District
$70,125
367 students

This is a sample of 6 from 153 Connecticut districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Regional School District 09
What is the average teacher salary in Regional School District 09?

The average teacher salary in Regional School District 09 is $127,454 (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 Regional School District 09 teacher pay compare to the Connecticut average?

Regional School District 09 pays 48.2% more than the Connecticut state average of $86,015. The district's average is $127,454.

How does Regional School District 09 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Regional School District 09 pays 81.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $127,454.

What is the per-pupil spending in Regional School District 09?

Regional School District 09 spends approximately $38,542 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Regional School District 09's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 33% of Regional School District 09's total expenditure of $29.6M (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. Regional School District 09'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.