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Ridgway Area SD

Ridgway Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (776 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Ridgway Area SD come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$76,872
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$29,736
Per-pupil spending
776
Students enrolled
36th
Pct. in PA
$76,872

Ridgway Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (776 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $76,872, above the national average of $70,245, serving 776 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Ridgway Area SD is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Pennsylvania districts (776 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 36th percentile for Pennsylvania
  • 70th percentile nationally
  • 20% 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.
  • Ridgway Area SD ranks #323 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 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
  • +13.4% 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

$4,723,000 ÷ 61.44 reported teacher FTE = $76,872

  • Regular program $3,557,000 · 75.3%
  • Special education $1,121,000 · 23.7%
  • Other programs $45,000 · 1.0%

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, Ridgway Area SD's instructional payroll puts 23.7% into special education , 4.9 points above the state median of 18.8%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Pennsylvania peer.

Program Ridgway Area PA median Gap
Regular program 75.3% 75.1% +0.2 pp
Special education 23.7% 18.8% +4.9 pp
Vocational programs 0.0% 1.3% -1.3 pp
Other programs 1.0% 3.7% -2.8 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 4220310 · FY2023.

LEAID 4220310 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Ridgway Area F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -6% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P36 in state RANK-NAT-MID P70 national PPE-HIGH $30K/pupil ENR-SMALL 776 students INSTR-LOW 20% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Karns FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $76,872 estimated average teacher salary · P36 in Pennsylvania · P70 nationally · 20% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Cumberland ($824est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Ridgway Area

Salary neighbourhood · Ridgway Area

Ridgway Area 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 Ridgway Area

Ridgway Area SD's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$76,872 Top 30% higher than 70% 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. Ridgway Area 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

Ridgway Area 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 Ridgway Area SD ranks #323 of 505 Pennsylvania districts by estimated teacher salary and #42 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

Ridgway Area 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 Ridgway Area SD

  • Its per-pupil spending of $29,736 is among the highest in the nation.

Pennsylvania sits close to national prices

Nominal district estimate
$76,871.745

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
$78,924

+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 Ridgway Area SD

What the Numbers Say About Ridgway Area SD

Ridgway Area SD is a small school district in Pennsylvania, serving 776 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $29,736. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $76,872, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 4220310 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Pennsylvania statewide average of $82,070, teacher pay in Ridgway Area SD runs materially below the state benchmark, a 6.3% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.4% differential). Among enrolling districts in Pennsylvania, it pays more than 36% 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, Ridgway Area SD reports $23.1M in total expenditure against $17.5M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 20% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $1.1M.

How does Ridgway Area SD compare?

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

Ridgway Area SD $76,872
Philadelphia City SD $74,421
Pennsylvania avg $82,070
National avg $70,245

Ridgway Area SD pays +3.3% more than Philadelphia City SD · per-pupil $29,736 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, Ridgway Area SD sits closest to Karns City Area SD; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Morrisville Borough 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. Karns City Area SD
  2. Rochester Area SD
  3. Eastern Lancaster County SD
  4. Everett Area SD
  5. Mount Pleasant Area SD
  6. Mercer Area SD
  7. Brownsville Area SD
  8. Girard SD
  9. Freedom Area SD
  10. General McLane SD
  11. Bellefonte Area SD
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Morrisville Borough SD
  2. Salisbury Township SD
  3. East Allegheny SD
  4. Sullivan County SD
  5. Salisbury-Elk Lick SD
  6. Eastern Lebanon County SD
  7. Commodore Perry SD
  8. Forest City Regional SD
  9. Carlynton SD
  10. Oswayo Valley SD
  11. Sto-Rox SD

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Ridgway Area SD's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Ridgway Area SD: closest on enrollment (776 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($76,872 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

$17.5M
Total Revenue
$23.1M
Total Expenditure
$4.7M
Instruction Salaries
20% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$1.1M
Special Education
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Ridgway Area 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. Ridgway Area SD places 316 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

Smaller-district sample from 505 Pennsylvania peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Allegheny Valley SD
$67,364
871 students
Halifax Area SD
$71,100
875 students
Northern Bedford County SD
$64,607
876 students
Tri-Valley SD
$64,145
880 students
Northeast Bradford SD
$87,547
671 students
United SD
$87,216
881 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 Ridgway Area SD
What is the average teacher salary in Ridgway Area SD?

The average teacher salary in Ridgway Area SD is $76,872 (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 Ridgway Area SD teacher pay compare to the Pennsylvania average?

Ridgway Area SD pays 6.3% less than the Pennsylvania state average of $82,070. The district's average is $76,872.

How does Ridgway Area SD teacher pay compare to the national average?

Ridgway Area SD pays 9.4% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $76,872.

What is the per-pupil spending in Ridgway Area SD?

Ridgway Area SD spends approximately $29,736 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 20% of Ridgway Area SD's total expenditure of $23.1M (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. Ridgway Area 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.